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Body of missing Missoula man found in Flathead Lake
POLSON, Mont. - The body of 36-year-old Chad Hansen was found in Flathead Lake on July 3 around 5:30 p.m. He was located in the area just north of the Narrows, a release from Lake County Sheriff's Office states. His body was recovered in about 75 feet of water. UPDATE:...
Body of missing boater recovered
After nearly five days, divers from Missoula and Flathead County recovered the body of 36-year-old Chad Hansen of Missoula from Flathead Lake. According to a press release from the Lake County Sheriff, his body was located just north of the Narrows, an area north of Polson Bay in about 75 feet of water. Search efforts consisted of multiple rescue teams, as well as technologies from around the region, including underwater drones. Hansen had been missing since Friday, June 28, at about 9:41 p.m. when witnesses first reported that he had become separated from his motorboat in the same area where...
Body of missing boater recovered from Flathead Lake
A dive crew on Wednesday evening recovered the body of a Missoula man who drowned in Flathead Lake last week.Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said the body of Chad Hansen, 36, was recovered from an area north Polson in The Narrows that is about 75 feet deep.Hansen went missing Friday, June 28 at about 9:41 p.m. when witnesses saw him become separated from his boat.“Witnesses attempted to assist him, but were not able to,” Bell said, which prompted the search and rescue mission. According to Bell, the multiple-day search effort included the use of various technologies from around the region. Teams from Lake, Flathead and Missoula counties, as well as Kootenai County, Idaho assisted in the effort.The body of Hansen was transported to the Montana State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.A GoFundMe to support Hansen's family is online at gofundme.com/f/help-bring-peace-to-chad-hansens-loved-ones.
Sheriff says missing boater drowned in Flathead Lake
Search and rescue teams from Lake, Flathead and Missoula counties, as well as Kootenai County, Idaho, on Monday continued scouring Flathead Lake for the body of a missing boater, presumed to have drowned after becoming separated from his boat Thursday, June 27.According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, the missing boater has been identified as 34-year-old Chad Hansen of Missoula.Lake County 911 took the report of a boater on Flathead Lake who was in trouble at around 9:41 p.m. Hansen “somehow ended up in the water, separated from his boat,” stated a press release from the Sheriff's Office.“Witnesses attempted to assist him, but were not able to,” Bell said, which prompted the search and rescue mission. “Based on the information gathered from witnesses, he has died of drowning.”“The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office offers our condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Hansen and we commit to do our best to find him,” the sheriff said.
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As of Monday, Search and Rescue teams from Lake, Flathead and Missoula counties, as well as Kootenai County, Idaho, continued scouring Flathead Lake for the body of a missing boater, presumed to have drown after becoming separated from his motor boat last Thursday evening. According to Lake County Sheriff Don...
Missing boater presumed drowned in Flathead Lake
Search and rescue teams from Lake, Flathead and Missoula counties, as well as Kootenai County, Idaho, on Monday continued scouring Flathead Lake for the body of a missing boater, presumed to have drowned after becoming separated from his boat Thursday, June 27.According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, the missing boater has been identified as 34-year-old Chad Hansen of Missoula.Lake County 911 took the report of a boater on Flathead Lake who was in trouble at around 9:41 p.m. Hansen “somehow ended up in the water, separated from his boat,” stated a press release from the Sheriff’s Office.“Witnesses attempted to assist him, but were not able to,” Bell said, which prompted the search and rescue mission. “Based on the information gathered from witnesses, he has died of drowning.”“The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office offers our condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Hansen and we commit to do our best to find him,” the sheriff said.
Boater Missing on Flathead Lake, Presumed Drowned
A recovery mission is underway on Flathead Lake as law enforcement agencies from multiple counties search for a 34-year-old boater from Missoula who became separated from his boat on Thursday night and is presumed drowned, according to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell. In a Saturday morning press release, Bell said...
Drowning assumed for missing boater on Flathead Lake, identified as Missoula man
UPDATE 11:30 a.m., 6/29/24: The missing boater has been identified as 34-year-old Chad Hansen of Missoula, according to a press release from Lake County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Donald Bell said in that press release crews are still searching for Hansen, but based on the information gathered from witnesses, it is likely he has died of drowning.
Missoula man presumed to have drowned on Flathead Lake
Lake County officials have identified a boater who is presumed to have drowned after he was last seen on Flathead Lake last week. Chad Hansen, 34, of Missoula, was last seen by witnesses on the evening of June 27, near the Narrows between Finley Point and the islands north of Polson, according to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell. The witnesses attempted to reach Hansen but were unable to before he disappeared from sight, Bell said.
Teen dies in Lake Co. after crashing stolen vehicle
ST. IGNATIUS, Mont. — Montana Highway Patrol is reporting that 17-year-old died after crashing a stolen Ford F-150 near St. Ignatius early Thursday morning. The following was sent out by Montana Highway Patrol:. A stolen maroon Ford F-150 crew cab crashed approximately a half mile east of the intersection...
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