Ronan woman missing from Buffalo Bridge area

Lake County law enforcement officers are looking for information about a Ronan woman who has not been seen since early October.

According to information for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, deputies took a report on Oct. 14 that 54-year-old Danette Tenas, of Ronan, had not been heard from by friends or family since Oct. 8.  

Sheriff’s Office personnel and CSKT Tribal Police officers were able to determine Tenas’ last confirmed location was in a recreation area near Buffalo Bridge on Oct. 8. She had been with friends in that area and became separated from them after a breakdown had occurred on a vehicle they were operating, the release states. 

The friends she was with attempted to locate Tenas, but eventually assumed she got a ride from other friends or people who were present in the area, as this would not be out of the ordinary for Tenas.

Search efforts have been concentrated in the Buffalo Bridge area, conducted by Lake County Search and Rescue with help from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes as well as Flathead County Search and Rescue.

She was last known to be wearing a denim jacket over a white shirt, denim shorts and slide-sandals with white soles and a sparkly sequin tops. She is approximately 5’8” and 140 pounds with dark brown hair and hazel eyes. She is not known to carry or own a cellphone.

Though she typically lives in Ronan, Tenas is known to be somewhat transient throughout the Mission Valley. 

People who are aware of Tenas’ whereabouts should contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 406-883-7301.