PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5/20/26

Update: Autopsy Results from Nampa Man Found in a Canal South of Caldwell

Caldwell, ID – The Canyon County Coroner’s Office completed an autopsy earlier today on the 62-year-old Nampa man who was recovered from a canal yesterday by the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office. The results of the autopsy indicate that Robert W. Nourse died from drowning due to compromising health conditions that prevented him from swimming to safety after falling into the water.

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