Two people drowned yesterday (July 21, 2021) while fishing in Lake Sharpe near Pierre.
Hughes County sheriff Patrick Callahan says shortly after 11 o’clock CDT last night, his office received a report of two missing persons last seen fishing earlier in the evening near Farm Island. He says sheriff’s deputies and Game, Fish and Parks officers began a search of the area.
Callahan says aerial UAVs from Hughes County Emergency Management and divers from the Pierre Fire Rescue Squad also helped with the search. He says the bodies of the two missing individuals were recovered from the water a short time later.
Names of the victims are not being released at this time and the investigation remains open.
The search and recovery effort included the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office, Game, Fish and Parks, Pierre Police Department, Stanley County Sheriff’s Office, Hughes County Emergency Management, Pierre Fire Department, Pierre Rescue Squad and AMR Ambulance.
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