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KTVB and KREM report on Paul Joyce in Orofino <br>
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<p>CLEARWATER COUNTY, Idaho – Authorities said a University of Idaho
dean who was found dead back in April was just trying to get back
to his hotel late at night.</p>
<p>Paul Joyce, 57, was found submerged in his Toyota Prius in the
Dworshak Reservoir at the Big Eddy Boat Ramp. Authorities
confirmed that his cause of death was drowning, but they have not
said much else.</p>
<p>On April 22nd, the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office said Paul
Joyce was at the High Country Inn near the community of Ahsahka.
Around 10:30 p.m., he decided to leave the Inn and head back to
his hotel in nearby Orofino, according to authorities.</p>
<p>Investigators said Joyce was not familiar with the area and was
given directions on how to get to Orofino. They believe he took a
couple of wrong turns and eventually ended up drowning at the
Dworshak Reservoir.</p>
<p>So how did Joyce drive down this steep ramp and manage to
submerge his car? KREM 2 on Your Side wanted to take a look at the
area for ourselves.</p>
Starting at the High Country Inn on the Old Ahsahka Grade, KREM 2’s
Taylor Viydo hooked up a camera to his car and left the motel just
as Joyce would have. Once Joyce got to the end of the old grade, he
should have gone right, downhill towards Ahsahka. He instead went
left, driving up hill.
<p>He would then have to stay on Viewpoint Road for around two
miles, navigating turns in the dark. Once Joyce got to the Big
Eddy Boat Launch area, he would have to turn right into a parking
lot. He could have went around the parking spots and over to the
boat launch. Joyce could have also taken a sharp turn and headed
directly to the boat launch. </p>
<p>But once he got there, investigators said the car went into the
water by driving directly down the ramp. He would not be spotted
until the next morning and nobody called authorities until later
that day, according to officials.</p>
<p>KREM 2 also noticed light poles in both the parking lot and near
the boat ramp. KREM 2 reached out to Dworshak State Park officials
and left a message to find out if those lights would have been
turned on at the time Joyce drove through the area, but have not
heard back.</p>
<p>At last check, the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office was still
awaiting toxicology results in this case.<br>
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Ken<br>
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<p>P.S.: The lack of prominent street and area signage that would
respond to headlights at night is undoubtedly a contributing
factor in this tragedy. The area around this boat ramp is
certainly not the only location in rural and insular Idaho where
non-locals could be expected to utilize public facilities, yet the
lack of signage, lighting, street striping, and other directional
accoutrements of a more developed community allow unfamiliar
visitors to take unnecessary and erroneous routes to their
disadvantage. Perhaps a local review of similar sites would not
be amiss. --KM<br>
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