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Leo Wagner still missing; search effort scaled back
Leo Wagner still missing; search effort scaled back
and last updated 2021-05-10 11:45:11-04
GREAT FALLS â The search efforts for 26 year old Leo Wagner will begin to be scaled back on Monday, May 10, according to Incident Commander KWebb Galbreath.
Blackfeet Fish & Wildlife will continue to search the area.
Leo has been missing since April 27, and was last seen near the St. Mary/Babb area on the Blackfeet Reservation.
Search & Rescue teams along with law enforcement agencies have been assisting with the recovery.
BROWNING, Mont. - Search and recovery efforts for 26-year-old Leo Wagner will be scaled back Monday, May 10 according to Incident Commander KWebb Galbreath.
A post on the Blackfeet Covid-19 Incident Command Facebook says Blackfeet Fish & Wildlife will continue to search the area.
Leo was last seen in the Babb/Saint Mary area on April 27, and a Missing Endangered Person Advisory was issued for him on May 4 which is now expired.Â
Search and rescue teams along with law enforcement agencies have been assisting with the recovery.
He was last seen around 6:35 pm near West Shore road outside of St. Mary wearing blue jeans, a white undershirt, and a blue plaid short-sleeved button up shirt.Â
GREAT FALLS, Mont. â Wednesday marks a national day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls.
According to the Department of Justice, Native Americans account for more than 25% of the missing person cases in Montana, despite making up less than 7% of the population. Native Americans are 4 times more likely to go missing in the Treasure State.
Ceremonies are being held here at home and across the nation today to bring awareness to the movement, which comes at a crucial time in northern Montana right now, with a rise in missing people cases on the Blackfeet Reservation.
As of Wednesday morning, four people from the Blackfeet Reservation alone have vanished from family and friends over a span of two weeks. 3- year- old Arden Pepion, 26-year-old Leo Wagner, 35-year-old Anjeanise Wagner, and 37-year-old Ray Lynn Rider have been missing for several days. Each of their family and friends are pleading for answers.