4/25/2025

LAC DU FLAMBEAU – The Lac Du Flambeau Tribal Police say their efforts have revealed no trace of a Lac Du Flambeau woman missing since March 17th.  Melissa Beson was last seen in the vicinity of Village Road and Chequamegon Forest Trail.  Tribal police along with other agencies have been conducting an extensive air and ground search for Beson so far finding nothing.  To date nearly 1300 acres have been searched.  Besons family is pleading with anyone with any information on the woman’s disappearance to come forward.  Beson is described at a Native American woman, 5’7, medium build, brown hair and brown eyes with numerous tattoos on her neck arms and legs.