March 12, 2025:
The Hughes County Sheriff’s Office has suspended the daily active search for a missing Blunt man.
Sheriff Patrick Callahan said searchers were unable to located 39-year-old Curtis James who was reported missing from his home in Blunt Friday morning (March 7, 2025). He said deputies, first responders and volunteers conducted six days of active search efforts which included ground, air, K9 and water missions in and around the community of Blunt. Authorities do not believe there is any danger to the public.
James’ cell phone and other personal effects were found inside the home Friday and there was “no sign of any wrongdoing.” James is described as a white male, approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and of a medium build.
Investigators continue to search for information concerning the where-a-bouts of James. Anyone with information is asked to immediately contact the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office at 605-773-7410 or any local law enforcement agency.
March 10, 2025:
No new information turned up over the weekend after searches were conducted for a 39 year old man from Blunt missing since Wednesday (March 5, 2025).
Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan says more than 70 volunteers showed up Saturday (March 8, 2025) to help search in and around the town for Curtis James, but had no success. On Sunday, the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office and South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department staff searched again, also with no new developments.
James is described as a white male, approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and of a medium build.
Hughes County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a search of James’ home in Blunt early Friday (March 7, 2025). Callahan says James’ cell phone and other personal effects were found inside the home and there was “no sign of any wrongdoing.” He says a drone was used to search the area from the air while teams from the Blunt Volunteer Fire Department assisted with a ground search, but James was not found.
If you have information about Curtis James, please contact the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office at 605-773-7410 or your local law enforcement agency.
March 8, 2025:
These photos are courtesy of the South Dakota Missing Persons Facebook page.
Photo of Curtis James courtesy of the South Dakota Missing Persons Facebook page.
Photo of Curtis James courtesy of the South Dakota Missing Persons Facebook page.
Photo of Curtis James courtesy of the South Dakota Missing Persons Facebook page.
March 7, 2025:
The Hughes County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 39-year-old man from Blunt, South Dakota.
Curtis James was last heard from around 9:30pm Wednesday (March 5, 2025).
Sheriff Patrick Callahan said deputies conducted a search of his home in Blunt early Friday (March 7, 2025). He said deputies found James’ cell phone and other personal effects inside the home and there was “no sign of any wrongdoing.”
Callahan says a drone was used to search the area in the air while teams from the Blunt Volunteer Fire Department assisted with a ground search, but James was not found. James is described as a white male, approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and of a medium build.
If you have information about Curtis James, please contact the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office at 605-773-7410 or your local law enforcement agency.
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