Sheriff has identified the two men who drowned in the Marias River MTN and last updated 2021-02-18 21:00:27-05 GREAT FALLS â Toole County Coroner Dan Whitted has identified the two men whose bodies were recovered from the Marias River on Tuesday as Jared Russell and Jerid Kirschenheiter. Russell, 43 years old, was from Missoula. Kirschenheiter, 40 years old, was from Clinton. They were taken to the Medical Examiners' Office in Missoula for autopsies on Wednesday. Whitted said in a news release that the cause of death was drowning and the manner of death was an accident. In addition to the Toole County Sheriff's Office, the following agencies assisted in the recovery effort: Cascade County Sheriff's Office, Cascade County Search and Rescue, Flathead County Sheriff's Office, Toole County Search & Rescue, and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.