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Sheriff confirms identity of remains found in St. Joe River

by JOSH McDONALD
Staff Writer | July 17, 2026 1:06 AM

WALLACE — The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the identity of human remains discovered earlier this month in the St. Joe River. 

Shoshone County Sheriff Shawn Wehr announced Thursday that the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office had positively identified the skeletal remains found July 5 as those of Chantel Williams, a 24-year-old Deer Park woman who had been reported missing. 

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