By Lori Ehde
A missing person case in Sioux Falls ended sadly Monday morning when Luverne native Brett Roemeling was found dead in his car north of Corson, S.D.
Roemeling, 36, had been reported missing since Friday night when he had been with friends in Garretson, S.D.
According to the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Department, a gravel truck driver spotted Roemeling's car Monday upside down in Splitrock Creek.
"The car was completely hidden from traffic on Highway 11, but the gravel pit was more or less at the same level as the creek," said Assistant Sheriff Bruce Swan.
"Had nobody been working there, he could have been missing for days or weeks."
The autopsy report hasn't yet been released, but Swan said it appears Roemeling fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the creek.
"There were no skid marks, and it appears he veered off the road and ended up on his top in the water," Swan said.
Roemeling attended school for some time in Luverne but graduated from Jasper High School. He most recently lived in Sioux Falls, where he worked at the Airport Days Inn.
Funeral services were today in Sioux Falls.