WSU student found dead in Snake River

By Associated Press

Summary

Garfield County sheriff's deputies say boaters found the body of 23-year-old Jordan Cheyenne Bloom of Bremerton on Sunday afternoon.

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Story Published: Jul 22, 2008 at 9:14 AM PST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 10:31 PM PST

DODGE, Wash. (AP) - A Washington State University student reported missing last week has been found in the Snake River.

Garfield County sheriff's deputies say boaters found the body of 23-year-old Jordan Cheyenne Bloom of Bremerton on Sunday afternoon. The body was recovered from the river north of Dodge and about 17 miles below Lower Granite Dam.

Investigators say Bloom was swimming with friends in the river when became distressed and slipped beneath the surface on July 14.

A search was conducted without success by personnel from the Garfield and Whitman county sheriff's offices and the Army Corps of Engineers.