PHILIPSBURG - Authorities have released the name and cause of death for a man whose body was found in Rock Creek east of Missoula on July 20, 2023.
Granite County Sheriff Scott Dunkerson says 65-year-old George J. Rudy of Pennsylvania died as a result of an accidental drowning.
Utility workers had found Rudy's body about three miles from the I-90 exit on Rock Creek shortly before 2 p.m.
"The Sheriff’s office would like to express our sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Rudy in their time of mourning," Sheriff Dunkerson stated.
