Sioux Falls Police ask the public to help find missing 10-year-old boy
Joel Taken Alive was reported missing Jan. 22
The Sioux Falls Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 10-year-old boy who is believed to be endangered due to the extreme temperatures and his age. Joel Taken Alive, a Native boy, was last seen in the 700 block of South Regal Place, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in the early morning of Jan. 22.
Taken Alive was last seen wearing an orange shirt with red and white shoes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sioux Falls Police Department at 605-367-7000.

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