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Missing Colorado woman believed to have drowned Missoula

33-year-old Danit Ehrlich was reported missing Friday near the University of Montana.
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UPDATE

The Missoula Police Department reported Sunday it's believed that missing woman Danit Ehrlich drowned in the Clark Fork River. MPD states in a news release that the efforts to recover Ehrlich's body "will continue as conditions allow." (full update here)


ORIGINAL REPORT

The Missoula Police Department asks for the public’s help finding 33-year-old Danit Ehrlich, who was reported missing Friday near the University of Montana.

Ehrlich was last known in the Jacobs Island dog park area near South Van Buren St. on Friday morning.

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Search underway for Colorado woman missing in Missoula

Missoula Police said on Saturday morning that they are actively searching the area using drones in an effort to locate Danit and her dog, Bamba.

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The Missoula Police Department searching for Danit Ehrlich on February 22, 2025.

The family tells MTN News Ehrlich has brown hair, is 5'5" tall, has a nose ring on the right side, and tattoos down her right arm. They say her car and phone were found near Jacobs Island on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.

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Colorado woman Danit Ehrlich and her dog were reported missing in Missoula on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.

Ehrlich was traveling in a black Subaru with Colorado plates. Ehrlich was said to be traveling from Colorado to Washington State when her car was found in Missoula.

Anyone with information about Ehrlich's whereabouts is asked to contact the Missoula Police Department at 406-552-6300.