The Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
October 09, 1998 pg B2
Body of North Ogden man found in Weber River
The body of a 59-year-old fisherman from North Ogden was discovered Thursday afternoon in the Weber River, authorities said.
Davis County Sheriff's Lt. Roger Anderson said investigators suspect Bruce Harshbarger had an epileptic attack, causing him to fall into the river during a fishing excursion.
Anderson said Harshbarger's injuries were consistent with falling and sustaining a head injury.
The man's body was discovered at 1:54 p.m. by another fisherman and his daughter. The fisherman ran up to the nearby highway and flagged down a passing motorist, who called authorities, Anderson said.
Harshbarger apparently caught the bus frequently to fish the Weber River and had left his North Ogden home earlier that day, Anderson said.
An autopsy was scheduled Friday in the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office.
The body of a 59-year-old fisherman from North Ogden was discovered Thursday afternoon in the Weber River, authorities said.
Davis County Sheriff's Lt. Roger Anderson said investigators suspect Bruce Harshbarger had an epileptic attack, causing him to fall into the river during a fishing excursion.
Anderson said Harshbarger's injuries were consistent with falling and sustaining a head injury.
The man's body was discovered at 1:54 p.m. by another fisherman and his daughter. The fisherman ran up to the nearby highway and flagged down a passing motorist, who called authorities, Anderson said.
Harshbarger apparently caught the bus frequently to fish the Weber River and had left his North Ogden home earlier that day, Anderson said.
An autopsy was scheduled Friday in the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office.
Salt Lake City Tribune
October 10, 1998
Pg B2
FISHERMAN DIES
Investigators believe an epileptic seizure may have caused an accident which killed a North Ogden fisherman. Friends and family of 59-year-old Bruce Harshbarger have said they cautioned him about dangers of fishing with his epilepsy, but he would not give up the sport. An Ogden man fishing with his daughter near Interstate 84 saw Harshbarger's body floating down the river Thursday about 1 p.m. ``He pulled it out and managed to flag down a driver,'' said Lt. Roger Anderson. A nurse's assistant pulled over and checked vital signs, but Harshbarger was dead. Harshbarger was identified by an ID card in his wallet. A bait can was attached to his belt. ``He had head injuries and a laceration to his tongue,'' Anderson said, indicating an epileptic seizure may have occurred.
Investigators believe an epileptic seizure may have caused an accident which killed a North Ogden fisherman. Friends and family of 59-year-old Bruce Harshbarger have said they cautioned him about dangers of fishing with his epilepsy, but he would not give up the sport. An Ogden man fishing with his daughter near Interstate 84 saw Harshbarger's body floating down the river Thursday about 1 p.m. ``He pulled it out and managed to flag down a driver,'' said Lt. Roger Anderson. A nurse's assistant pulled over and checked vital signs, but Harshbarger was dead. Harshbarger was identified by an ID card in his wallet. A bait can was attached to his belt. ``He had head injuries and a laceration to his tongue,'' Anderson said, indicating an epileptic seizure may have occurred.
