Missing 9-Year-Old Serenity Dennard Could be Dead After Five Days in Cold: Sheriff

Serenity Dennard, 9, went missing in Pennington County, S.D., on Feb. 2, 2019. As of Feb. 7, 2019, she had not been located. South Dakota Child Abduction Alert System

A missing 9-year-old in South Dakota could be dead after vanishing on Feb. 2, the local sheriff said.

Serenity Dennard walked away from the Black Hills Home Society in the Rockerville area and if she’s been outside the entire time since going missing, she’s likely dead, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office told KELO.