GREAT FALLS - An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in Phillips County following an extensive search.
Donald Hastheeagle, 34, had been missing since Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
A search effort was quickly organized, including family and friends, volunteers and police officers from Fort Belknap, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens, US Border Patrol agents, and Sheriff's deputies from Phillips County, Blaine County, Cascade County.
On Saturday, April 15, Hastheeagle's vehicle was found stuck in the mud on Savoy Road about five miles west of Dodson.
On Sunday, April 16, the Phillips County Sheriff's Office announced that the body of Hastheeagle had been found just before 5 p.m.
Sheriff Jerry Lytle said in a news release that the body was found along the south bank of the Milk River, south of where his vehicle was found.
The cause and manner of death are not yet known.
The Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner's Office will conduct the coroner investigation into the death of Hastheeagle.
