Body found in Payette River identified

The body that was found in the Payetter River has been identified.

The body found in the Payetter River, near the Montour Bridge yesterday has been identified as 43-year-old Jerry Coburn of Kuna.

KBOI-2-TV reports Coburn died of drowning and was identified by the Gem County Coroner through fingerprints and dental records.

Coburn went missing last month after a fishing trip, when according to witnesses, his vehicle plunged into the Payette River.