Update as of 1:40 p.m. March 19, 2026: As of 1:10 p.m. March 19, McKenna Wendel had been found deceased, according to the Sioux Falls Police Department. Read the latest here.
Earlier story: Authorities say McKenna Wendel, who has been missing since Friday, March 13, from her Sioux Falls home, is considered endangered.
Wendel, who is Native American and who stands at 5-foot-2 and weighs 98 pounds, was last known to be in Sioux Falls with a family member, according to Lt. Aaron Nyberg, who works in the Sioux Falls Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons unit, on March 16…