Recovery Of Missing Men In Montana Brings Closure To Families

Authorities are reporting the closure of a couple of summertime tragedies this week.

In Lake County, Sheriff Don Bell says, yesterday, divers were able to recover a body from Flathead Lake, in an area north of Matterhorn Point. Given the location and other information, it's believed to be 58-year-old James Dominguez, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, who disappeared on June 15th. He'd been in a specialized rowboat that capsized when a major storm hit suddenly.

Bell says Ralston Underwater Search & Recovery used their specialized experience to make the recovery.

     The deceased has been taken to the State Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.

Red Lodge drowning search finally over

Meanwhile, Red Lodge Fire Rescue says that they've recovered the body of a hiker who disappeared in the gorge below Rimrock Lake in early June.

23-year-old Tim Sanford was swept away in the rushing waters of Rosebud Creek, and the search has been hampered for weeks by the earlier higher water and the extremely hazardous conditions.

But this week, searchers were able to locate Sanford 1500 feet below the lake, using an aerial drone, with divers going in to make the recovery.

Red Lodge Fire Rescue Chief Tom Kuntz says the agency is grateful to bring closure for Sanford's family, after months of dedicated search operations and hundreds of hours of volunteer time.

More on Ferndale plane crash

The Flathead County Sheriff is now saying it was a 63-year-old Kalispell man who was killed when his kit plane crashed Friday near the Ferndale Airport.

The victim was Bradley Young. The exact cause of the crash is being investigated.

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Montana CWD update

With hunters back in the field, Montana FWP is doing more tracking of chronic wasting disease this fall.

Abby Casey reports that since July, FWP has confirmed 3 new cases out of 107 animals tested. More testing will continue on harvested animals through the hunting season.

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