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Body of missing Butte man found
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:08 AM by KXLF Media Center with Jamie Leary reporting
Updated: Aug 1, 2012 3:38 PM
UPDATE: More details have emerged about the discovery of the body of a missing Butte man.
An Anaconda resident discovered Jim Romenesko's van abandoned on Highway 43 around 4:30 p.m. Monday, according to authorities. Romenesko's body was found not far from the van near the Big Hole River.
Authorities say the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Coroner Gerry Thomas has confirmed that the body of a missing Butte man has been found.
The body of Jim Romenesko, 66, was found near the Big Hole River along Highway 43, Thomas said.
Romenesko was missing since Saturday afternoon.
A Facebook page was set up dedicated to "finding Jim."
We will bring you more information as we receive it.
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