Dog survives accident that killed its owner

The woman who died in a rollover accident Wednesday has been identified as 38-year-old Amber Morgan McAtee of West Glacier.

Her dog, however, survived the crash.

According to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, McAtee was eastbound on U.S. 2 when she failed to negotiate a curve just east of Big Horn Drive.

Her vehicle rolled multiple times and she was partially ejected and pinned under the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

McAtee recently lived in the Thompson Falls area but was in the process of moving back to West Glacier, where her family lives.

Although there were no other people in the vehicle with McAtee, nearby residents later found a wounded Rhodesian ridgeback wandering around the area. The dog belonged to McAtee, Flathead County Undersheriff Dave Leib said, and somehow survived the accident.

A dispatch log indicated the dog had some scrapes on its face and legs but appeared to be healthy. It was picked up by an animal warden and was taken to the animal shelter, where it was scheduled to be picked up today by a relative of McAtee.