Former Lawmaker Sam Eismann Drown in Lake Pend Oreille

BAYVIEW, Idaho –(AP)- Officials in Northern Idaho say longtime Coeur d'Alene defense attorney Sam Eismann has drowned in Lake Pend Oreille.

Kootenai County Sheriff's Lt. Stu Miller says it appears Eismann accidentally fell into the cold lake on Monday, but it was unclear if a medical event caused him to end up in the water.
Eismann, who was 70, owned a float home in Bayview.