RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says the discovery of a body along Highway 16 is under investigation.
Authorities say a passerby reported seeing the body in a ditch near the Copper Oaks sign near the intersection of Highway 16 and Wilderness Canyon Road at 7:14 a.m. Monday.
Once on the scene, authorities found a man’s body in the area.
His death is being investigated as suspicious at this point. An autopsy is planned.
The Pennington County Sherriff’s Office and Rapid City Police Department are both working the case.
