Body of man believed to be missing found in south Phillips County

On Sunday, October 21, the Phillips County Dispatch received a call from a hunter in south Phillips County stating that he had found a deceased male. Undersheriff Bert Peigneux responded to the Nichols Coulee area on the CMR Refuge to investigate.

The decedent is believed to be Shaun Kim Nelson of Washington State who went missing from his vehicle on the 31 of August near Hwy 191 and Beaver Creek Road, south of Malta. The body was removed from the area and taken to Kirkwood Funeral Home in Malta and from where it will be transported to Billings for an autopsy to determine the cause of death and positive ID.

The search for Nelson was suspended on the September 6 after approximately 200 square miles were searched by aircraft, specialized K9s, and personnel to include local, state, federal law enforcement, and citizen volunteers.