Body Found Near DM&E Tracks East Of DeSmet Identified

Authorities have identified the body of a South Dakota State University student found over the weekend along railroad tracks a half-mile east of DeSmet.  Kingsbury County Sheriff Kevin Scotting says 22-year-old Thomas Bjorke of Bradley was found shortly after 4:30 Saturday afternoon:

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Scotting says authorities believe they know how the Bjorke got to where he was found:

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Scotting isn’t speculating as to why the student was on the train:

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(courtesy KSOO, Sioux Falls)