Lola Bear Stops, the Pierre woman whose body was found Jan. 6 in a wooded area on the bank of the Missouri River in south Pierre, died of exposure, said Hughes County State’s Attorney Roxanne Hammond.

A man walking along a path near the site the morning of Jan. 6 saw her body lying near a large tree on the river bank, perhaps 250 yards east of the Downs Marina in Pierre. Police quickly identified her body, but it took months before the investigation was complete to determine the cause of death.


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