SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A woman missing since August 2024 has been identified as the human remains found March 4 in Pennington County, the county sheriff’s office said on Wednesday.
Sahela Sangrait, 21, of Box Elder, was reported missing on Aug. 10, 2024. Her death is being investigated as a homicide, the news release said.
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Authorities said they were working with a forensic dentist and had conducted an autopsy.
Sangrait’s decomposed body was found south of Hill City by a hiker.
The sheriff’s office is investigating with the Rapid City Police and other local, state and federal law enforcement that includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs Missing and Murdered Unit.
If anyone has information, they are asked to call the Pennington County Sheriff’s office at 605-394-2151.