Resident dies in tragic accident

The search for a missing Whitehall woman came to a tragic end Tuesday afternoon.

The body of 21-year-old Kirsten Ryerson was found Tuesday afternoon on Point of Rocks Road near Whitehall. She had died from injuries suffered in a 4-Wheeler accident.

According to the Montana Standard, the Montana Highway Patrol responded to a crash site Tuesday around 3 p.m. The Standard reported Trooper Ken Klapan had stated the crash had remained undiscovered until Tuesday because the vehicle had veered down an embankment about 100 feet from the road and was not visible from the roadway.

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