Blackfeet Law Enforcement officials say a woman is dead after being found unresponsive in the Heart Butte area Thursday night.
The woman was pronounced dead at Indian Health Services in Browning.
No details have been released about her identity or cause of death.
Officials say one person was arrested on a separate incident, and investigators are working to determine whether there was any involvement in the woman's death.
The FBI, Blackfeet Law Enforcement and the Pondera County Sheriff's Office are investigating the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call 406-424-8411.
Blackfeet Law Enforcement released the following information:
On November 24, 2022 in the evening hours, Blackfeet Law Enforcement officers responded to a report of a non-responsive female in the Heart Butte area within the exterior boundaries of the Blackfeet Nation.
Blackfeet Law Enforcement arrived and located an adult female who was unresponsive upon the officer's arrival. The adult females name is being withheld due to the ongoing investigation. Blackfeet Law Enforcement officer began CPR and continued until the arrival of the Blackfeet Emergency Medical Services. The unresponsive female was then transported to the Indian Health Services in Browning Montana where she was pronounced dead. The investigation is still on-going and Law Enforcement will release more details in the coming days. At this time, one person has been arrested on a separate incident and that person's involvement, if any, has not been determined. This person's name will not be released until the investigation has reached its end. The woman's death is currently under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Blackfeet Law Enforcement with the assistance of the Pondera County Sheriffs Office.
If you have any information that may assist in the investigation, please contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Shelby Montana Resident Agency (406) 424-8411.