Paddle boarder drowns in Flathead Lake

A paddle boarder drowned Tuesday evening in Flathead Lake off the Rocky Point area near Polson.

Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said that witnesses called for help at around 5:30 p.m. after the man went under and did not resurface.

The Sheriff’s Office, Flathead Tribal Police, Lake County Search and Rescue, and ambulance services were dispatched, but boaters in the area were able to pull the man from the water before emergency personnel arrived. Attempts to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful.

The man’s identity has not yet been released. Bell said he was 51 years old and was from St. Regis.