Delma Sits Poor Missing from Pine Ridge, South Dakota age 13

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Delema disappeared from Pine Ridge, South Dakota on February 20, 1974. She and another twelve-year-old girl left Delema's home near Ogallala and were walking a back road from Oglala to Manderson, near the Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Temperatures were below zero at the time.

Delema's friend turned back after her hands and feet got frostbitten, but Delema continued towards Manderson. She never arrived at her destination and has never been heard from again ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 20, 1975

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created

Mar 01, 2018

Case Added

Oct 12, 2023

firstname

Delma

lastname

Sits Poor

Current Age

62

Age at Disappearance

13

Height

65 inches

Weight

135 lbs

ethnicity

American Indian / Alaska Native

gender

Female

Last Seen

Feb 20, 1975

City

Pine Ridge

State

South Dakota

County

Oglala Lakota County

Tribal Land

Yes

Agency ID

55839

Agency Name

Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety

Agency City

Pine Ridge

Agency State

South Dakota

Agency County

Oglala Lakota County

Agency Zip Code

57770

Agency Contact

Mitch Pourier

Contact Job Title

Investigator

Agency Address

977 Horse Thief Road, South Dakota

Agency Phone

6058675141

Agency Jurisdiction

Tribal

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://ostdps.org

Agency Case #

P201883548

Primary Agency

Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

09/11/2024

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