Emily Rea - Missing - Hungry Horse Montana

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Rea’s paddleboard was found upside down in the Flossy Creek area, more than two miles west of the Riverside Boat Launch, on the evening of July 17.

 
AUG 11, 2024
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Her locked vehicle was located on July 17, near the Riverside Boat Landing, and her paddleboard and stowed paddle were discovered near Flossy Creek, approximately 2 miles from her parked vehicle.

Emily Rea, a 33-year-old woman, is an active outdoors enthusiast and a beloved staff member of the Skola School, an independent, nature-based school in the Whitefish community, and the manager of Half Moon VRBO.

A dedicated website page has been established, as well as widespread communication including radio, billboards, fuel pump announcements and flyers to build awareness of the active #EyesForEmily search. The landing page includes a sign-up form for volunteering resources and includes links to the Facebook page for the latest information and a page. An Instagram account has also been launched to help communicate updates.

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August 15, 2024

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Rescue crews have used K9s, sonar, divers, and land search crews during their efforts. Another sonar unit from Boise, Idaho is being brought in on Friday to continue the search.

Flathead County Search and Rescue has taken over rescue efforts as the Flathead County Sheriff's Office had to move resources to the Northwest Montana Fair.

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AUG 11, 2024
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Her locked vehicle was located on July 17, near the Riverside Boat Landing, and her paddleboard and stowed paddle were discovered near Flossy Creek, approximately 2 miles from her parked vehicle.

Emily Rea, a 33-year-old woman, is an active outdoors enthusiast and a beloved staff member of the Skola School, an independent, nature-based school in the Whitefish community, and the manager of Half Moon VRBO.

A dedicated website page has been established, as well as widespread communication including radio, billboards, fuel pump announcements and flyers to build awareness of the active #EyesForEmily search. The landing page includes a sign-up form for volunteering resources and includes links to the Facebook page for the latest information and a page. An Instagram account has also been launched to help communicate updates.

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I am not a paddle boarder. If she fell off while paddling on the reservoir, would her paddle be “stored”?
 
ER set off on her paddle board at 8:30 pm. Sunset that evening was about 9:32 so she had about an hour of daylight left for her excursion.
Maps show a parking area where Flossy Creek empties into the reservoir near where the paddle board was found. I wonder how busy it would be around 9:00 pm. Any chance she stepped off there for a little break, stored her paddle, pulled up her board by the water’s edge, and someone came along with no good intentions?
 

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ER set off on her paddle board at 8:30 pm. Sunset that evening was about 9:32 so she had about an hour of daylight left for her excursion.
Maps show a parking area where Flossy Creek empties into the reservoir near where the paddle board was found. I wonder how busy it would be around 9:00 pm. Any chance she stepped off there for a little break, stored her paddle, pulled up her board by the water’s edge, and someone came along with no good intentions?
I think that is a possibility for sure. They haven't found much in the weeks of searching they've done.
ER set off on her paddle board at 8:30 pm. Sunset that evening was about 9:32 so she had about an hour of daylight left for her excursion.
Maps show a parking area where Flossy Creek empties into the reservoir near where the paddle board was found. I wonder how busy it would be around 9:00 pm. Any chance she stepped off there for a little break, stored her paddle, pulled up her board by the water’s edge, and someone came along with no good intentions?
 
SEP 4, 2024
  • The family is offering a $25,000 reward for any information regarding her whereabouts by Nov. 30.
  • The reward is for a valid tip leading to her return and does not apply to water recovery information.
  • Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the reservoir.
 
The family of Emily Rea has launched a full-scale communications campaign, #EyesForEmily, and a dedicated website as a source of information to help locate the missing young woman, a resident of West Glacier, Montana. Ms. Rea has been missing since Tuesday, July 16, 2024, and was last known to have gone to the Hungry Horse Reservoir in the Flathead National Forest to go paddleboarding.


Emily Rea, a 33-year-old woman, is an active outdoors enthusiast, and a beloved staff member of the Skola School, an independent nature-based school for pre-k through 3rd-grade students in the Whitefish community, and the manager of Half Moon VRBO.

Widespread communication including radio, billboards, fuel pump announcements, and flyers are being distributed to build broader awareness of the #EyesForEmily campaign. In response to generous public assistance, a volunteer form and a downloadable missing person flyer are available on the campaign website. A donation link has been provided to aid in the ongoing search efforts and #EyesForEmily community. Official Facebook and Instagram accounts have also been set up to streamline information and offer regular updates.
 

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