Payette-Ada County ID Archives Obituaries.....Picken, Rev. Robert J. 1915
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New Plymouth Sentinel 8-26-1915
New Plymouth Sentinel
New Plymouth, Idaho
Thursday, August 26, 1915

Drowned in Payette Lake

McCALL, Idaho --Rev. Robt. P. Picken pastor of the United Presbyterian church 
of Boise, was drowned in Payette Lake, Saturday afternoon about 5:30 o'clock, 
at Camp Boloan, in full sight of his wife and children. He and two other 
ministers all of whom were camping together, were in a boat and in their 
bathing suits and Rev Picken jumped into the water in an effort to learn to 
swim but he miscalculated the waters depth owing to its being so clear, and 
went in over his head. He rose and called for help, but for a moment the 
others thought he was joking and he went down a second time before they could 
reach him. As none of the others could swim they were powerless to help him 
although they tried to reach him with the oars. Others went to the rescue but 
reached the scene of drowning too late to save the drowned man. 

Additional Comments:
Note: According to the Idaho Death Index, Robert J. Picken was born 7-23-1877 
and died 8-21-1915, McCall. ch

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