The body of a second person who drowned while rescuing a 6 year old Vermillion boy in Sioux Falls on Thursday has been recovered.

Searchers discovered the body of 28 year old Lyle Francis Eagletail, 28, in the Big Sioux River around 2pm Saturday afternoon.

Eagletail had been near the river Thursday evening when he saw 6-year-old Garrett Martin Wallace either fall into the water or become obscured by the gathering foam.

Garret's 16-year-old sister, Madison Wallace, jumped in to save the boy and Eagletail followed. The boy later emerged from the river uninjured.

The body of Madison Wallace was recovered Friday afternoon. Eagletail's body was discovered about 100 feet from Wallace's body in a 12 foot deep part of the river.

 

SD Associated Press contributed to this story.