Missing Stevensville man found dead STEVENSVILLE - Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman reports that True North Search Dogs, Ravalli County Search and Rescue, and Ravalli County Sheriffs Office deputies found and recovered the body of George Alex Baumann on Saturday. Hoffman said that Baumann, the 56-year-old Stevensville man missing since Aug. 26, was found in heavily timbered, steep terrain in the Ambrose Creek area of Granite County, east of Stevensville. Sheriffs officials had continued the investigation into Baumanns disappearance since Sept. 2 when long-term search efforts had been suspended. Hoffman clarified that suspending Search and Rescues long-term presence in the area did not mean that the case was ever closed, or that his office wasnt looking for Baumann. Without further indication that Mr. Baumann had even been in the Ambrose Creek Area, we needed to regroup. We never stopped investigating, and we had a presence in the area, looking for clues, long after we pulled Search and Rescue out of Ambrose Saddle. Hoffman went on to say that teams comprised of sheriffs deputies and available Search and Rescue volunteers - led by Undersheriff Steve Holton - continued combing the area as the investigation continued. Those efforts yielded the discovery of evidence, well outside the original search area, which caused us to request further time from True North Search Dogs. Hoffman said that his teams were able to effectively narrow down the possibilities, while widening the search area. However, Hoffman said, It is likely that Mr. Baumann would never have been found without the assistance of the search dog teams. Hoffman said that Baumanns remains were located just inside Granite County, and that Granite County Sheriff Scott Dunkerson had been notified and had sent a deputy to Ravalli County. Mr. Baumanns body was transported to the Montana State Crime Lab for autopsy, and Hoffman said that the investigation into Baumanns disappearance and death is ongoing. kpax/news/breaking-missing-stevensville-man-found-dead/#.VBYqpG98esM.facebook
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:36:01 +0000
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