Found Deceased SD - 2 men in garbage truck, tire tracks found in Sanborn Co., Howard, Miner County, 21 Mar 2019

[cybervampira]

UPDATE: Authorities believe tracks, damage connected to missing...

A search of the James River for a missing garbage truck was suspended Saturday afternoon after several hours of work.

Law enforcement agencies were on scene where the James River crosses under Highway 37 north of Mitchell in Sanborn County. Three boats with sonar were searching the James River, where officials believe a garbage truck with two people inside went off the highway and into the river.

The truck, which is from Howard, has been missing for more than two days and no one has heard from the two occupants of the vehicle during that time, according to Sanborn County Sheriff Tom Fridley.

Fridley said a person on Thursday afternoon called to report damage on a guard rail and its cabling. There were also a vehicle’s tire tracks leading from the road into the river.

“We believe that the truck that went missing and the tracks by the river are connected,” Fridley said Saturday evening. “But we haven’t been able to find a truck so we can’t confirm that.”

Sanborn County Authorities Searching For Two Missing Men

 

[Trudie]

Awww, doesn’t sound good.

Shout out to Cybervampira for always finding great topics!

 

[Luckyzmom]

Prayers for these men and their families. I'm guessing the James is running pretty high ( like a whole lot of places in the Northern Planes) sure hope they are found soon.

 

[LadyL]

I feel like this happens a lot more than we find evidence of.

 

[PommyMommy]

MAR 24, 2019
Authorities Search James River for Two Men After Garbage Truck Reported Going into Water - KDLT
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Searchers returned Sunday to the James River about 15 miles north of Mitchell, South Dakota.

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Authorities have not released the men’s names. State and local agencies are involved in the search.

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MAR 23, 2019
Sanborn County Authorities Searching For Two Missing Men
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The river is flooded in that area.

Authorities believe the truck went into the river around 12:45 in the afternoon on Thursday.

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[cybervampira]

Sanborn County Sheriff: "Something Bulky" Discovered In James River

Sanborn County Sheriff Tom Fridley tells KELOLAND News that "something bulky" has been discovered in the James River. Authorities believe it's the garbage truck.

 

[Knox]

Sad for the families of these two men

 

[cybervampira]

Authorities believe they have found the garbage truck driven by two missing men

Authorities believe they have found the garbage truck that was driven by two men who went missing earlier this week.

The two men were last seen around 12:10 p.m. Thursday when they left the Mitchell South Dakota landfill.

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The speed of the flood waters on the river has made the search difficult. The search was halted by darkness Saturday night, but resumed Sunday morning.

Authorities said the investigation is ongoing.

The names of the two men have not been released.

 

[cybervampira]

Garbage truck found in search for missing men in James River

South Dakota Highway Patrol spokesman Tony Mangan confirmed the truck has been located, but has not said whether the two men have been found. More information will be available later Monday, he said.

 

[inmyhumbleopinion]

Garbage truck found in search for missing men in James River

Updated 21 minutes ago

“The bodies of two men have been found in a garbage truck after the vehicle went off the road near Letcher.

[SBM]

A 2000 Mack Truck CH600 garbage truck they were in was northbound on Highway 37 near the James River bridge when the vehicle left the roadway to the right. The Highway Patrol says the vehicle likely had an equipment failure. It then went through the guardrail and vaulted an embankment, ending in the James River.

The truck was found Saturday, and the bodies of the two men were recovered in the truck on Sunday.

[SBM]

The names of the men are not being released pending notification of family.

[SBM]” (BBM)

Rest In Peace.

 

[PommyMommy]

Two South Dakota Men Killed When Garbage Truck Drives into James River | The Weather Channel
The two men have been missing since Thursday, KELO-TV reports, after they left the landfill near Mitchell, South Dakota.

Bodies found in James River following central South Dakota garbage...
The truck was recovered in a search on Saturday, and the bodies of the 61- and 46-year-old men from Miner County were found Sunday in a search authorities said was made more difficult by the amount of flooding in the River.

(Sorry if this was in prior article - I have used up my chits and can't open it.)

 

[2csmommy2012]

So sad. Praying for their families.

 

[PommyMommy]

Garbage truck accident victims identified
We now know the names of the two men who died when the garbage truck they were in went into the James River north of Mitchell last Thursday.

Willoughby Funeral Home of Howard lists the obituary of one of the accident victims – 46-year-old Travis Meyer of Howard, and Kinzley Funeral Home of Salem lists the obituary of the other victim killed in the accident – 61-year-old Glen White of Canova.

A garbage truck, driven by White, was northbound on Highway 37 near the James River bridge when the vehicle left the roadway to the right.

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Absolutely tragic. Wishing peace and comfort for these families.

 

[Tripod]

May God bless their souls and comfort their families.

 

[Luckyzmom]

Rest in Peace, Gentlemen . Prayers for strenghth for loved ones. Sad all the way around

 

[crhedBngr]

I'm very sorry to see this. RIP, Gentlemen.