Searchers recover bodies of missing teen kayakers in Swan Lake

SWAN LAKE — Search teams recovered the bodies of two teenagers who went missing after their kayak capsized in Swan Lake last week, officials said Monday.

A girl's body was recovered Sunday afternoon in 86 feet of water, Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said. A boy's body was located late Monday morning at about the same depth and about a quarter-mile away, KERR-AM reported.

Search teams from Flathead and Lake counties and Swan-Mission Search and Rescue had been looking for the teens since Thursday afternoon, when Lake County received a 911 call reporting that two people were in the water after a kayak capsized in high winds.

The teens tried to swim to shore but went under before first responders arrived, witnesses reported. Their names have not been released.

Swan Lake is surrounded by national forest land and is a popular place for fishing, boating and paddle boarding. The water temperature is currently about 39 degrees, Sheriff Bell said.