Found Deceased MT - Danette Tenas, 54, Lake County, 8 Oct 2024

[TwinkieDefense]

Oct 24, 25, 2024 article

Family not giving up hope as search for missing Mission Valley woman continues

Family and friends have spent days searching for Danette Tenas who was last seen in the area of Buffalo Bridge Road on October 8.

www.kpax.com

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A group of friends told authorities Danette was left near Buffalo Bridge after their vehicle broke down.

They said when they returned, she was nowhere to be found. Family and friends have been searching that area since Friday.

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[mlhenn]

Teams search for Pablo woman last seen 2 weeks ago

Danette Renee Tenas was last seen by a friend near Buffalo Bridge on Oct. 8. She is a 54-year-old Native woman, 5-feet-9-inches tall and about 180 pounds.

missoulian.com

Lake County Sheriff Don Bell she was reported missing to his office about a week after her disappearance.

“We had drones, we had underwater drones, we had dog teams and we searched and we still haven’t located her,” Bell said.

 

[mlhenn]

Lake County Sheriff reports missing woman

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a Ronan woman who has been missing since Oct. 8.

leaderadvertiser.com

Lake County Sheriff's Office personnel and Tribal Police officers were able to determine that her last confirmed location was in a recreation area near Buffalo Bridge, south of Polson, on Oct. 8.

Tenas had been with friends in that area and became separated from them after their vehicle broke down. Her friends attempted to locate her, but eventually assumed she had gotten a ride from other friends or people who were present in the area.

She is not known to carry or own a cellphone.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Search continues for Lake County woman reported missing

Danette Renee Tenas was last seen on the evening of October 8, 2024, walking towards the Pache homesites in Ronan.

www.kpax.com

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In fb you can find photos from the footage where she was last seen and how she was dressed

I hope she is safe

 

[GraceG]

In 1995 she appealed a conviction for negligent homicide (negligent driving in 1992 resulting in the death of another). If you read to the end, she lost the appeal. Sentence was 10 years in a correctional facility. 5 years was asked for if she attended rehab but taking into account factors of age, lack of criminal history but alleged lack of remorse for the death caused by her drinking and driving, she was given the full 10 years minus 90 days.

State v. Tenas, 95-084 (Mont. 1995)
Montana Supreme Court
Filed: August 17th, 1995
Precedential Status: Precedential
Citations: None known
Docket Number: 95-084

STATE v TENAS

STATE v TENAS

law.justia.com

If you go to the Lake County District Court Records there are the particulars for the case. The Negligent Homocide was while under the influence of drugs or alcohol Case: DC-24-1993-0000066-IN - State of Montana vs. DANETTE TENAS
Montana Public Access Portal(s) (general court link - search by court and county)

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As to her currently being missing - the details of story have changed some depending on the report. This one stated she was NOT with a group of friends but ONE friend who left her at his/her truck to go ride an ATV. The ATV broke down and by the time he/she got it running and returned to the truck Danette was gone. The article states she was not reported missing to the Sheriff for a week. 'I'm just praying': Teams search for Pablo woman last seen 2 weeks ago

 

[Caring1]

Danette’s case has been added to NamUs.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[mlhenn]

Sister searching for Montana woman Danette Tenas, who disappeared on her birthday

The 54-year-old was last seen on October 8, 2024, near the Buffalo Bridge recreation area in Lake County, Montana.

www.nbcnews.com

Lengthy article

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Have you seen Danette Tenas?

Missing from Lake County, Montana

missingpeopleinamerica.org

 

[Caring1]

Danette was last seen near the Buffalo Bridge on the Flathead River, SW of Polson. These remains found today could possibly be Danette’s (MOO) No identification has been made yet.

February 4, 2025

On February 4, 2025, at about 1015 am, the Lake County Sheriff's Office was notified that a Tribal Game Warden had located skeletonized human remains in the Buffalo Bridge area on the Flathead River.

Human remains found near Flathead River

Unidentified human remains have been found in the Buffalo Bridge area of the Flathead River.The remains have been sent to the Montana State Medical Examiner fo

nbcmontana.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

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[TwinkieDefense]

Feb 15/17, 2025 update - sympathy extended to Ms Tenas family and friends.

Human remains identified as missing Ronan woman Danette Tenas

The human remains found near Buffalo Bridge on February 4th have been identified as missing Ronan woman, Danette Tenas.

www.kpax.com

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The human remains found near Buffalo Bridge on February 4th have been identified as missing Ronan woman, Danette Tenas.

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[imstilla.grandma]

“Danette had been with friends in that area and became separated from them after a breakdown had occurred on a vehicle they were operating,” according to a press release from Bell. “The friends she was with attempted to locate her, but eventually assumed she got a ride from other friends or people who were present in the area as this would not be out of the ordinary for Danette to do. Danette is not known to carry or own a cellphone.”

Lake County Sheriff Identifies Human Remains as Missing Ronan Woman - Flathead Beacon

The human remains discovered near Buffalo Bridge on the Flathead River earlier this month were identified as 54-year-old Danette Tenas, of Ronan, who went missing in the area last October, according to local law enforcement. Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said the Montana State Medical Examiner’s...

flatheadbeacon.com