UPDATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON: The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman found in the Yellowstone River on Monday as 38-year-old Arshanda Knowshisgun of Lame Deer.
No obvious signs of foul play have been reported by the medical examiner, and evidence indicated the cause of death as drowning.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone who may have information about the victim’s whereabouts as recently as this past Sunday or Monday should contact the Sheriff’s Office at 406-256-2929.
On Monday, June 13, 2022, at approximately 9:00 pm, deputies were dispatched to the Yellowstone River near the east bridge to investigate a report that a body had been found in the river by individuals who were in the area looking at the river level.
When deputies arrived they found the body of an adult female in a small channel in the river. The body was recovered and transported to the morgue in Billings. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday morning and a positive ID will be made at that time.
Initial observations do not indicate any signs of foul play but the death will be investigated as a homicide at this time. No further information is being released at this time.
Courtesy of the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office
