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Remains of Woonsocket man missing 3 years identified

SDPB Radio | By Josh Chilson
Published March 28, 2023 at 4:46 PM CDT
Image of Eugene Prins from a missing poster issued by the South Dakota DCI.
South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation
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Image of Eugene Prins from a missing poster issued by the South Dakota DCI.

Authorities have confirmed human remains found in eastern South Dakota belong to a Woonsocket man reported missing almost exactly three years ago.

Eugene Prins, 45, was last seen on March 26, 2020.

Skeletal remains were found in a rural area near Woonsocket in August of 2022, according to Sanborn County State's Attorney Jeff Larson. Forensic examiners subsequently tested those remains.

On Tuesday, Larson said DNA analysis confirmed the remains belong to Prins.

Larson said criminal activity is not suspected in his death.
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Josh Chilson
Josh Chilson is the news director at South Dakota Public Broadcasting. A Florence, S.D. native, Josh graduated with a journalism degree from South Dakota State University. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and videographer, and most recently as managing editor for Dakota News Now. Josh is based out of SDPB's Sioux Falls studio.
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