Body of missing Polson man recovered
LAKE COUNTY Search and Rescue equipment is ready to be utilized in the search for Kyle Butterhof, 26, who went missing over the weekend. His car was found at SKQ Dam outside of Polson, and crews are searching the area. (Ashley Fox/Lake County Leader)
A LAKE COUNTY Search and Rescue member uses a drone Monday morning to try locating Kyle Butterhof, 26, who went missing over the weekend. Butterhof’s car was found at SKQ Dam outside of Polson. Equipment was ready to be utilized by first responders. (Ashley Fox/Lake County Leader)
Kyle Butterhof
The body of a missing Polson man was found Tuesday afternoon.
Kyle Butterhof, 26, went missing Feb. 23, according to his mother Cindy Bellik.
According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, the Two Bear Air search and rescue helicopter located Butterhof’s body on a cliff below the SKQ Dam observation lookout.
No foul play is suspected and the cause and manner of death are pending further investigation.
Bell said that Butterhof’s remains will be transported to the Montana State Crime Lab in Missoula for an autopsy.
Using social media to try to find him prior to Tuesday, Bellik said that Butterhof had Asperger’s syndrome and was “high functioning.”
She also confirmed that Butterhof was “suicidal” when he was last seen.
Butterhof’s car was discovered parked at SKQ Dam just outside Polson over the weekend.