South Dakota Deputy dies of COVID 19 Exposure

***Correction - Title Supposed to be Drowning

EOW 7-3-2020

Chief Deputy Lee Weber is presumed to have drowned in the Missouri River two miles north of Fort Pierre while attempting to rescue his 8-year-old son who had fallen out of a moving boat.

Multiple agencies are involved in search and recovery efforts for his body.

Chief Deputy Weber dove into the water without a life jacket in an attempt to reach his son but was swept away by the current. His son was rescued by other nearby boaters.

Chief Deputy Weber was a veteran of the South Dakota National Guard and had served with the Hughes County Sheriff's Office for five years. He is survived by his wife and six children.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/24744-c...ty-lee-r-weber

Dang it, I realized what I wrote after I posted can a MOD change the title to drowning