The Clark Fork River has earned the unfortunate distinction of being one of America’s 10 most endangered rivers, according to a national river organization.
Early Monday morning, an unidentified man was pulled by Missoula Fire Department rescue personnel from a large SUV that had rolled over and landed upside down in the Clark Fork River.
These Murder/True Crime shows are all the rage. Everywhere I go, people are talking about "Did you listen to this one? Did you watch the documentary? Oh, I have one that you HAVE to see!" I'll be honest, outside of Keith Morrison and Dateline NBC, I've never really been into listening to such things. First off, it's a little creepy. Second, I was an actual witness to one, well, not the murder part, but the get rid of the body part.
The Clark Fork river reached its flood stage on Wednesday night at 7.5 feet, according to meteorologist Brian Conlin with the National Weather Service, who spoke to KGVO news at about 3:30 Thursday morning.
Joe Blattner is the Chief of Missoula County Search and Rescue, the group of men and women volunteers who stand ready to respond at a moment’s notice to any kind of rescue, in all weather and all seasons.
The National Weather Service is predicting a system with heavy rains to move into western Montana starting Sunday and lasting most of the following week.