Body Found During Search For Missing Hunter In Montana

 
At around noon today, one of the Western Montana Search Dog teams located the body of a deceased adult male within a mile of the point last seen. We are unable to identify the decedent at this time however we have no other reports of missing persons in that area. The male, clothed in camo, was located at the bottom of a cliff. Evidence found at the scene indicates the man had fallen off the cliff.
 
The body was recovered this afternoon and transported by helicopter to the trailhead and then to Livingston by vehicle. An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
 
On Tuesday at about 3pm, authorities were advised of a possible missing hunter in the Porcupine area of the Crazy Mountains northeast of Wilsall, MT.
 
A US Forest Service Officer was contacted by a group of hunters who had reported contact with a male individual in his 60’s on September 20th in the area of Campfire Lake. The group became concerned as the individual had not returned to his vehicle as of yesterday. The vehicle is parked at the trailhead and this was confirmed by law enforcement.
 
The US Forest Service Officer determined the identity of the missing hunter to be Mark Rollins of Decorah, IA. PCSO made contact with Rollins’ wife who had already contacted Iowa authorities to report him overdue. He was due to return to Iowa sometime on the 26th or 27th and she has not heard from him.
 
Yesterday afternoon a hasty team searched the Porcupine Trail on motorcycles. A deputy was deployed as a spotter in a helicopter (Rocky Mountain Rotors, pilot Mark Taylor) and searched the South Fork Shields River drainage and vicinity of Bald Ridge. A night flight mission was also conducted by Two Bear Air. Using night vision and FLIR technology, they searched the areas of Campfire Lake, South Fork Shields River and Elk Creek drainages.
 

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