UPDATE — Broadwater County Sheriff Wynn Meehan confirmed to MTN News the missing girl was found safe around 1 p.m. Thursday.
TOWNSEND – Broadwater Co. Sheriff Wynn Meehan tells MTN News there is a search underway for a missing 6-year-old girl in the Radersburg area southwest of Townsend.
The girl was reported missing by her family, she has Down syndrome and has been missing since around 9 a.m.
People are searching for the girl on horseback and searchers have requested help from a helicopter, a dog team in Gallatin County and the Montana Highway Patrol.
We will update you when more information becomes available.