Found Deceased ND - Charles Bearstail, Missing From New Town, Mountrail Co

[GuyfromCanada]

NEW TOWN, N.D. – Police on the Fort Berthold Reservation are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing New Town man.

Police say 64-year-old Charles Hines Bearstail was last seen Sunday, April 24.

Bearstail is 5′10″, with brown eyes, and brown and grey hair.

Anyone with information on his whereabout should contact TAT police at 701-627-3617.

Police searching for missing New Town man

 

[citizen_sleuth]

NEW TOWN, N.D. – Police on the Fort Berthold Reservation are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing New Town man.

Police say 64-year-old Charles Hines Bearstail was last seen Sunday, April 24.

Bearstail is 5′10″, with brown eyes, and brown and grey hair.

Anyone with information on his whereabout should contact TAT police at 701-627-3617.

Police searching for missing New Town man

I wish there was more information available. Does he have a vehicle? Is he presumed to be traveling on foot?

Hope he is found safe.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

As of 1 p.m. Thursday incident commanders released a statement saying they are searching by land, air, and water. They brought in a diving team to check the lake. They do not want people searching by themselves.

Search continues in New Town area for Charles Bearstail

 

[GuyfromCanada]

MAY 11

As of 3:00pm, May 11, 2022, Mr. Charles Bearstail has not yet been located. Search and Rescue operations continue, with a total of 175 square miles searched by land, air, and water.

Pending any new developments in the investigation being conducted by TAT Law Enforcement, search operations will continue for Mr. Bearstail in the area of highest probability/last known location, which is Lake Sakakawea west of New Town, ND.

More at The search for missing New Town man continues

 

[YaYa_521]

Search continues for missing New Town man 24 May 2022 SBM TAT Law Enforcement investigations have led to the possibility that Bearstail may have gone out onto Lake Sakakawea with his green kayak on or around April 24 during the afternoon or early evening hours. Bearstail has not contacted family or friends since April 24. His cellphone was last in use until 11:15 a.m. that day and in the Four Bears area near where his vehicle was found according to cellphone tracking.

 

[YaYa_521]

MAY 11

As of 3:00pm, May 11, 2022, Mr. Charles Bearstail has not yet been located. Search and Rescue operations continue, with a total of 175 square miles searched by land, air, and water.

Pending any new developments in the investigation being conducted by TAT Law Enforcement, search operations will continue for Mr. Bearstail in the area of highest probability/last known location, which is Lake Sakakawea west of New Town, ND.

More at The search for missing New Town man continues

SBM

He has been described as physically fit, and had a regular habit of engaging in outdoors activities, such as hiking, camping, kayaking. His vehicle, a silver 2007 Chevy Silverado was found at the Four Bears Park Point on April 27, 2022.

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On April 27, 2022 A green kayak matching the general description of the kayak that Mr. Bearstail is known to have was found on the east lakeshore of Lake Sakakawea, about a mile south of the Four Bears Bridge.
On April 28th, 2022, an aluminum double paddle oar matching the general description of the kayak oar Mr. Bearstail is known to have found on the west lakeshore of Four Bears Point.
#more at link above

 

[YaYa_521]

‘We are trying to stay strong’: family of Charles Bearstail continues search
2 June 2022

SBM
-...more than a month since Charles Bearstail went missing...
-“He is a very adventurous guy you know he is very fit he loves a challenge you know he runs in blizzards you know he’s an ex-Marine,”
-Officials said the search will continue until Charles is brought back home. If you have any information regarding Charles’ whereabouts, you can contact Emily Sitting Bear at (701) 421-5114, or Three Affiliated Tribes dispatch at (701) 627-3617.

 

[jellybean96]

A body has been found in the water of the lake where he went missing.

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[TootsieFootsie]

Body found in Lake Sakakawea; not known if it's missing man

Authorities are working to identify a body found in Lake Sakakawea. It's not yet known if it's a New Town man who has been missing for more than a month.

bismarcktribune.com

Authorities are working to identify a body found in Lake Sakakawea. It's not yet known if it's a New Town man who has been missing for more than a month.

 

[Seni]

Body found in Lake Sakakawea identified as Charles Bearstail

The MHA Emergency Operations Center said Bearstail’s cause and manner of death is pending investigation.

www.kfyrtv.com

NEW TOWN, N.D. – A body found in Lake Sakakawea over the weekend has been positively identified as Charles Bearstail, a kayaker who went missing in April, according to authorities on the Fort Berthold Reservation.

The 64-year-old Bearstail was reported missing April 27. His truck was located days later at Four Bears Point, and search crews later located a kayak and paddle likely used by him.

On Saturday, a boater discovered a body along the shoreline, roughly three miles south of the Four Bears Bridge. The person’s remains were transported to Bismarck for autopsy.

In a release Tuesday, the incident commanders said his immediate family has been notified. They expressed their condolences to the family, and thanked the volunteers from more than two dozen organizations across three states that aided in the search.


The MHA Emergency Operations Center said Bearstail’s cause and manner of death is pending investigation.

 

[YaYa_521]

Body found in Lake Sakakawea identified as Charles Bearstail

The MHA Emergency Operations Center said Bearstail’s cause and manner of death is pending investigation.

www.kfyrtv.com

NEW TOWN, N.D. – A body found in Lake Sakakawea over the weekend has been positively identified as Charles Bearstail, a kayaker who went missing in April, according to authorities on the Fort Berthold Reservation.

The 64-year-old Bearstail was reported missing April 27. His truck was located days later at Four Bears Point, and search crews later located a kayak and paddle likely used by him.

On Saturday, a boater discovered a body along the shoreline, roughly three miles south of the Four Bears Bridge. The person’s remains were transported to Bismarck for autopsy.

In a release Tuesday, the incident commanders said his immediate family has been notified. They expressed their condolences to the family, and thanked the volunteers from more than two dozen organizations across three states that aided in the search.


The MHA Emergency Operations Center said Bearstail’s cause and manner of death is pending investigation.

Rest in peace, Charles.