LIBBY - A search is continuing for an Illinois man who has been reported missing in Northwest Montana .

U.S. Border Patrol agents notified the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 17 that “they had located a suspicious vehicle in the Northwest Peak area of the Pete Creek drainage,” Lincoln County Sheriff Darren Short stated in a news release. The vehicle, a white 2021 Toyota Corolla, was licensed in Illinois and was registered to David Hepfer.

Sheriff Short says U.S. Border Patrol agents had investigated to determine if the vehicle was related to an illegal border crossing. The agents contacted Hepfer’s roommate, who told them that Hepfer was supposed to be camping in Northwest Montana.

The car was found in an unusual location for camping since it wasn’t near any trailhead, campsi

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