Overview

• Caribou County deputies responded Thursday morning to a tip of human remains floating roughly 16 miles northeast of Soda Springs.
• The sheriff’s office deployed aerial drones and a waterborne search-and-rescue team for a coordinated three-hour operation.
• Once retrieved, the reported body was identified as a life-size female companion doll rather than human remains.
• Officials say it remains unclear how long the doll had been in the Blackfoot River or who discarded it.
• Under Idaho law, anyone found responsible for dumping large items into public waterways could face misdemeanor littering charges.