The body of Jeri Fredin, 67, was found on the Colville Confederated Tribes shoreline of Lake Roosevelt on Friday, August 17th. On Thursday, August 9th, Fredin left from the Grand Coulee Yacht Club in his sailboat and was expected to return on Monday, August 13th. Fredin was seen sailing his vessel near the Camel Bluffs area during a period of high winds on the evening of August 12th. On the following day, Fredin’s family found his abandoned 22-foot Catalina sailboat against a steep wall of rocks in the Camel Cliffs area and notified the park. A search was begun by NPS rangers, Colville Confederated Tribes rangers, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office personnel, volunteer searchers and family members. An extensive water and shoreline search was conducted, and an air search was undertaken by a helicopter from Fairchild Air Force Base. On the morning of August 17th, the missing boater’s body was located by his brother, Larry Fredin, and volunteer searchers David and Bonney Schmidt. The body was transferred to the Ferry County medical examiner’s office. The park is conducting an investigation. A family liaison officer from the NPS is providing support services to the family.
