SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Members of the American Indian community in Sioux Falls scheduled a Friday evening memorial service to remember two people who drowned trying to save a child a year ago
Sixteen-year-old Madison Wallace and 28-year-old Lyle Eagle Tail drowned in the icy Big Sioux River on March 14, 2013, while trying to help Wallace’s brother after he fell in the water. The 6-year-old boy escaped unharmed.
The city later installed more warning signs at Falls Park in response to the drowning deaths.
Organizers of the memorial service also wanted to honor emergency officials and volunteers who helped recover the bodies.
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