The body of the young woman recovered from the Missouri River in Great Falls on Monday has been identified as Brittney Roberts.
Cascade County Sheriff Bob Edwards released the name on Thursday evening, saying that the State Lab in Missoula used dental records and obtained a 100% identification. Roberts was found in the river at Ryan Dam by dam employees on Monday afternoon (June 4th).
Witnesses saw Roberts near the caboose on the River’s Edge Trail the morning of April 23rd 
before she was spotted in the water coming toward Black Eagle Dam by dam workers. The workers said they tried to help her, but the current was too strong and she went through the dam.
Brittney’s father Tommy of Absarokee says the last few days have been very emotional for him and his family: “I have made sure I have stayed in cell phone service, constantly checking my phone to see if I have missed any calls.".
Right before he got the call from the Sheriff’s office, Tommy says a series of events happened to him that started after he and his wife had dinner: “When we left the restaurant, there was a beautiful rainbow. I told my wife on the drive home, ‘You know, that’s a sign,’ I said, ‘I am going to get the call tomorrow.’”
Tommy says when they got home they had two packages on their doorstep waiting for them. They were the urns that they had ordered, in case the body that was found was Brittney’s.
“My daughter came downstairs and said ‘Dad, the weirdest thing just happened while you were gone.’ She said the dishwasher turned on for like 30 seconds and there is nothing in the dishwasher,” Tommy said.
Tommy says he later realized that loading the dishwasher was Brittney’s chore and he feels she was telling them is was going to be OK.
About 20 minutes later, Tommy got the phone call from Sheriff Edwards.
Knowing that she has been found, Tommy says that Great Falls will always hold a special place in his heart: "Thank you so much for keeping this story alive. I think now we can find closure and move on. I wish this on no one. The six weeks and four days have just really opened up my eyes and humbled me in a way that I have never been humble before.”
The family is now preparing to lay Roberts to rest.
The official cause and manner of death is still being investigated. Roberts left behind a 1 1/2-year old son, and a fiancee.
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- Prayer vigil for Great Falls woman presumed to have drowned
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