Woman's body found frozen next to her mother's grave

The body of a missing Lakota woman was found on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Tuesday.

Donna Scout was found near her mother's grave around noon Tuesday at Lakota Mennonite Church in Porcupine, according to the Strong Heart Warrior Society.

Scout, 49, was last seen in Porcupine County in the last week of January.

Scout had left her home several days ago to visit family, said acting chief of Oglala Sioux Police Harry Martinez. She wasn't reported missing initially because she was supposed to be on her way to her family's. After her family learned she hadn't made her destination, the search began, he said.

Initial investigation shows she died from cold exposure. No foul play is suspected.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is investigating.

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