MARCH 8, 2023, UPDATE:
This advisory has been canceled. The men have been safely recovered.
MARCH 8, 2023:
An Endangered Missing Advisory has been issued for two 73 year old men missing since late yesterday morning (11:30am, March 7, 2023) after leaving on their snowmobiles. They are considered endangered due to the adverse winter weather conditions in the area.
Information from the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office says Leon Kleingartner and Jeff Willett were supposed to return home before dusk and left without their mobile phones or maps. They were possibly last spotted in the area of Black Fox Campground.
Anyone who has seen either of the men or their snowmobiles should call 605-394-4131 immediately. As of 9:30am MT today, they had not returned home.
Find photos and descriptions of Willett and Kleingartner in this story on the News page at www.DRGNews.com.
Endangered Missing Person Description, Jeff Willett:
- 73 yrs. old
- white male, 5’8”m 170 lbs., brown eyes, gray hair, mustache
- last seen wearing a 1970’s style blue snowmobile suit and leather snow boots
Endangered Missing Person Description, Leon Kleingartner:
- 73 yrs. old
- white male, 5’9”, 170 lbs., blue eyes, gray hair, wears glasses
- last seen wearing a green helmet, black POLARIS jacket, snowmobile pants and
- black/green boots
Snowmobile Descriptions:
- 2014 Green Artic Cat snowmobile M98000, SD license S66849
- 2016 Orange Artic Cat snowmobile 2R6000, SD license S66850
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