CASTLEWOOD, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Tragedy struck in Castlewood on Monday after the search for a missing toddler ended with the discovery of the child’s body. Authorities say the one-and-a-half-year-old boy was reported missing in the afternoon. Crews from multiple departments searched fields, wooded areas, and buildings before finding him in a nearby slough shortly after 6 p.m. Officials confirmed the boy had drowned, only a short distance from where he was last seen.
Missing Castlewood Toddler Found Dead in Slough
Authorities are investigating two stabbings at the South Dakota State Penitentiary over the weekend. The Attorney General’s Office confirmed that both the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Department of Corrections Inspector General are leading the probe.
