Body of missing Kalispell woman found in river

Authorities on Sunday recovered the body of a missing Kalispell woman from the Flathead River. A fisherman reported finding the body 2 miles upstream from the Sportsman Bridge south of Kalispell on U.S. 93.

According to a press release from Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry, the Montana State Crime lab has identified the woman as 55-year-old Dacia Finch, who was last seen March 30.

Finch’s car was found at Kiwanis Park on March 31 by a Flathead County deputy, at which time authorities launched an extensive search of the river.

The cause of death was ruled as drowning.

Reporter Mary Cloud Taylor can be reached at 758-4459 or mtaylor@dailyinterlake.com.