Man’s body remains unidentified

The body of an adult male found on Mount Sentinel over the weekend still has not yet been identified.
According to Missoula County Sheriff Mike McMeekin, the body was likely there for several weeks and was in an advanced stage of decomposition.
“It’s very difficult to determine age,” McMeekin said.
The man was found early evening Saturday by a pair of hikers along Smokejumper Trail on the north side of the mountain, several hundred yards above the valley floor.
McMeekin said that up to this point, investigators have found nothing that would indicate any foul play in the man’s death.
Investigators are working to compare the man with physical descriptions of missing persons from the area, which are limited, according to McMeekin.
“We only have one outstanding (missing person) in this area,” McMeekin said.
mike.gerrity@umontana.edu