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Mysterious death leaves family searching for answers nearly 6 years later
The family says evidence points to foul play and is asking the state Supreme Court to order a fuller investigation.
- The Pyle family is appealing to the South Dakota Supreme Court regarding the 2020 death of Ryan Pyle, rejecting official findings that the 37-year-old died of hypothermia.
- Gregory County Sheriff Timothy Drey maintains Ryan Pyle died of hypothermia after swimming the Missouri River before curling into a fetal position in the remote terrain.
- Contesting the official account, Brian Pyle notes his son's car was found with doors ajar and belongings missing, including up to $3,000 in cash, stating, "I suspect he was beaten."
- After filing a 2024 writ of mandamus against South Dakota, Brian Pyle targeted Attorney General Marty Jackley and law enforcement agencies before requesting a Supreme Court hearing.
- Traveling 1,200 miles annually from Washington since 2020, the family camps near the Snake Creek Recreation Area, continuing their search for answers about Ryan Pyle's death.
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Mysterious death leaves family searching for answers nearly 6 years later
PLATTE, S.D. — Every year since 2020, Brian Pyle and his family spend their holidays traveling 1,200 miles from Washington to rural South Dakota. They set up their Keystone Cougar camper in a park near the Snake Creek Recreation Area, and spend the next two months searching for answers to one question: What happened to Ryan Pyle? After six years, Brian Pyle, a database administrator in Washington, refuses to accept investigators’ version of how …
·Fargo, United States
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