1958 — Feb 10, Car on dead-end street goes in Portneuf Riv., 5 teens drown, Pocatello, ID– 5

–5 AP. “Car Plunges Into River; 5 Teens Drown.” Mt. Vernon Register-News, IL. 2-11-1958, p1.
–5 Idaho State Journal, Pocatello. “Five Pocatello High Pupils Drown When Car…” 2-11-1958, 1.

Narrative Information

Feb 11 AP: “Pocatello, Idaho (AP) – A carload of high school pupils turned into a dark, deadend street Monday night [10th] and somersaulted into the Portneuf River. Five teenagers drowned. Two others made it to safety [three*]. One of the survivors was Kim Sharp, the driver, 16-year-old son of a Pocatello physician. He said he did not know the quarter-block street ended at the river. Sharp crawled through a window and another youth, Lynn Everson, 16, was pulled from the car by passing motorist, Wayne Davis. Davis said the strong current prevented further rescue attempts. The youngsters had been to a church youth meeting.

“Coroner Allen Manning identified the five victims as Lamona Webster, William Clark, Dwenna Woodward, Verda Mae Stone and Marilee Smith. All were about 16.” (Associated Press. “Car Plunges Into River; 5 Teens Drown.” Mt. Vernon Register-News, IL. 2-11-1958, p. 1.)

* Ms. Gay Mizera also survived.
Sources

Associated Press. “Car Plunges Into River; 5 Teens Drown.” Mt. Vernon Register-News, IL. 2-11-1958, p. 1. Accessed 2-6-2023 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/mount-vernon-register-news-feb-11-1958-p-1/

Idaho State Journal, Pocatello. “Five Pocatello High Pupils Drown When Car…” 2-11-1958, p1. Accessed 2-6-2023 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/idaho-state-journal-feb-11-1958-p-1/