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.

Jefferson County Sheriff Craig Doolittle said that Ryerson was last seen sometime the evening of Thursday, June 22. She was reported missing by her family June 23. Klapan told the Standard the crash happened June 22 between 8:30 and 9 p.m.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Madison County Sheriff's Department, the United States Forest Service and Jefferson Valley Search and Rescue all assisted with the search for Ryerson.