Authorities identify body discovered in Kalispell building
DERRICK PERKINS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 11 months AGO
The Kalispell Police Department and Flathead County Sheriff's Department respond to a report of a suspected dead person inside of a building at the area of 18th St. E. and 3rd Ave. E. The investigation is ongoing. (Kate Heston/DailyInterLake)
Officials identified Thursday the dead body discovered inside a Kalispell building earlier this week as that of 36-year-old Jennifer Pervais.
Security personnel at the building, located near 18th Street East and Third Avenue East, found Pervais’ body and alerted the Kalispell Police Department about 2:30 p.m., Jan. 9, officials said. Deeming it a suspicious death, authorities turned her body over to the Montana State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
A cause of death remains unknown, authorities said. In a press release, officials said investigators are still working to determine the circumstances surrounding the 36-year-old’s death.
Authorities urge anyone with information about Pervais’ death to contact Detective Chad Sweigart at 406-758-7791.
News Editor Derrick Perkins can be reached at 758-4430 or [email protected].
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