The search for 65-year-old Linda Thacker of St. Onge, South Dakota was officially suspended in August, though the investigation into her disappearance continues.

On August 19, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office in South Dakota received a welfare check request from a family member after Thacker had not been heard from since August 18. Working together, the Lawrence County and Crook County Sheriff’s Offices used technology to help track down Thacker’s vehicle, which was found that same day in a remote, rugged area near the South Dakota–Wyoming border, south of Beulah in Boundary Gulch.

Over the next few weeks, crews from Wyoming and South Dakota worked tirelessly to find her. The search involved helicopters, drones with thermal imaging, K-9 teams trained in tracking and cadaver recovery,

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