Bozeman Man Dies in Gallatin River

Over the weekend, a Bozeman man died in a whitewater rafting accident on the Gallatin River near House Rock. Here is the official news release from the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office:

On May 31^st, 2015 at 4:17 pm, the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office was dispatched to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital for a 43 year old male who had drowned in a white water rafting accident. The individual has been identified as Brian Niedermeyer of Bozeman, MT.

Mr. Niedermeyer was one of 8 individuals who were on a guided white water trip when the raft flipped, just north of House Rock. According to the Geyser Whitewater company had safety measures in place to include 2 rescue Kayaks and 2 people on land with safety line throw bags. Mr. Niedermeyer failed to grab the safety lines as they were thrown to him.