Search for Fort Belknap Man Ends in Tragedy

On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, Donald Haseagle was reported missing from the Fort Belknap Reservation. A search was initiated and continued on the Reservation from that time.

On Saturday, April 15, 2023, Haseagle's vehicle was located stuck in the mud on Savoy Road approximately 5 miles west of Dodson, MT. The search was redirected to this location and continued into Sunday, April 16.

Among the searchers were Haseagle's friends and family members, volunteer members of the Fort Belknap Reservation community, Fort Belknap Tribal Police, Montana Fish Wildlife and Park Game Wardens, United States Border Patrol Agents, Blaine

County Sheriff's Office personnel, Cascade County Sheriff's Office personnel, and Phillips County Sheriff's Office personnel.

Shortly before 5 P.M. (on Sunday), the deceased body of Haseagle was found along the south bank of the Milk River south of where his vehicle had been recovered.

The Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner's Office will conduct the coroner investigation into Haseagle's death. An autopsy will be conducted on Haseagle.