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Shauntae Hope Marks Missing: South Dakota Teen Threatened To Harm Herself

Posted: 05/10/2012 4:50 pm Updated: 05/11/2012 9:56 am

Police in South Dakota are in a desperate search for a teenage girl who threatened to harm herself before she went missing.

Shauntae Hope Marks, 15, was last seen on the evening of May 4, at the Mary Manor apartment complex in Ft. Thompson. A statewide endangered person's alert was issued for the teen by the Fort Thompson Police Department on Wednesday afternoon. According to the alert, Marks is distraught over a recent relationship and has made threats about harming herself.

Calls made by The Huffington Post to the investigator in charge of Marks' case were not immediately returned Thursday. A dispatcher did, however, confirm Marks is still missing and said authorities have received no information about her whereabouts.

Marks is described as a Native American female, who is 5-foot-7 and weighs about 170 pounds. She has black shoulder length hair and brown eyes and wears glasses. Marks was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white shirt with stripes, a black and gray hooded sweatshirt and blue Etnies brand tennis shoes.

Anyone with information on Shauntae Marks whereabouts is asked to call Fort Thompson police at 605-245-2351 or 888-337-2388.

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tori griffith
01:54 PM on 05/30/2012
I hope they all get found and be reunited with their family. Losers who kidnap kids need the death penalty because it's not right!
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sandradel7509
GOP=The party of lies.
06:45 PM on 05/14/2012
Hope shes okay. A breakup shouldn't be a reason to harm yourself. They obviously weren't worth your time.
01:40 AM on 05/13/2012
i'm her friend... on facebook.
she was extremely upset about the break up.
and she was also depressed.... i've only talked to her a couple times
she's a very donw to earth girl..

thank goodness they found her..... in nebraska :D
04:27 PM on 05/15/2012
I tried to find anything that says they found her. All the alerts put up are still active.
04:30 PM on 05/15/2012
I cant find anywhere that it says she was found. All the alerts are still active.
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rewith85man
Expressing Who I Am
10:10 PM on 05/12/2012
Should I say that her wish came true?
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Carys Germany
idiot proof
01:47 PM on 05/11/2012
hopefully she's off somewhere getting some much needed "alone time" in and realizing that no person is worth your life. be safe Shauntae.
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Layla Portier
The world is a vampire...
10:21 AM on 05/11/2012
I'm not sure if there has been an increase in these cases or if there has just been an increase in the media attention, but my goodness! At this point, there should be some type of course offered in schools that teaches adolescents/teenagers coping skills. Nobody can control the opposing forces that interfere with their life, but they can control their reaction. It's as if these just simply give up when the conflict becomes too great. I have to think back to what past generations have had to endure... At some point you have to decide not to be a victim and work with the cards you've been dealt.

Sorry if this steps on anybody's toes. I'm not trying to sound cruel. Just think back to when you were a teenager and things you had to endure. Yet, you're still here reading this article. You coped.
02:41 PM on 05/11/2012
I agree with you. What about a class in school about common sense? Things you have to learn from your parent's about real life experiences. I assume you are in your 20's now? I bet now that you are getting older, there are lots of things you wish you learned in school, rather than some of the stuff they teach now. How about how to invest your money, to save your money, to care for a family or a sick parent? How about how to deal with deadly situations, how to write a resume, etc.? Definitely is something I wish I had.
all im sayin is
STOP organized crime...re-elect NO ONE!!!
10:06 AM on 05/11/2012
I just hope she really thinks things through and realizes no (guy) is worth the rest of the world losing what she has to offer. Best wishes for a positive outcome.
02:42 PM on 05/11/2012
I agree with you. I tried to think back to my teenage years and I can see that the (loves) of those years, etc. you think are life changing if you break up with a guy.
all im sayin is
STOP organized crime...re-elect NO ONE!!!
09:46 AM on 05/14/2012
No doubt. I still remember the one that broke my heart, but I had to grow up sometime. Besides, I'm extremely satisfied with the one who mended it!
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TdeyoMN
Up with hope, down with dope...
10:06 AM on 05/11/2012
She's so beautiful! I hope she is well, I will keep my eye out for her here in Minnesota. I wouldn't be surprised if she's come our way...if anyone her knows her is reading this and hears from her AND she's in Minneapolis, PLEASE have her check in at:

The Bridge
2200 Emerson Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612) 377-8800

May we find her safe and sound.
02:43 PM on 05/11/2012
What's The Bridge?
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TdeyoMN
Up with hope, down with dope...
03:13 PM on 05/11/2012
It's a shelter for teens and they make it easier to deal with the cops than to turn herself in to the police station. They'll help her get the help she needs with a sensitive approach. And if she wants to STAY gone, she can stay there.
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Gaaltero
Conscious Black Man
09:18 AM on 05/11/2012
Maybe she has a cell phone and credit card to track. What clothes did she take with her?
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Joyce A King
The more people I know, the more I love my dogs.
09:13 AM on 05/11/2012
This happens too much anymore and it makes me wonder what is going on with teenagers now. It makes me sad to hear about all these young people hurting/killing themselves, and their families left to wonder and try to deal with it. I lost my Mom a year ago to Emphysema at 83, and that was horrible, so I can't even imagine what it would be like to lose a child. I pray they find her alive, and get her the help she needs. Breaks my heart.
08:06 AM on 05/11/2012
She seems like she would've been a wonderful girl... And all of those compliments everyone is saying are wonderful. But a lot of people don't realize that after she has gone missing. Wanna know what I absoulutely hate about this society? They feel the need to push someone to the edge like this. Now people are suddenly starting to care because she is missing. It had to have been more than a breakup. Maybe bullying? Words hurt, and nobody cares until something major has happened. Yeah, breakups are hard, but there had to have been more to the story. Stressed out with school? Freaking out over family problems? Not many people know or will know because she kept it bottled up inside. Because she kept it bottled up, she felt the only way to get it out was to harm yourself. The worst part is, tons of children, pre-teens, even adults do it on a daily basis; whether it is just harming yourself in any tiny way, to killing themself.
06:55 AM on 05/11/2012
Poor kid. It takes a lot of water over the dam before a person realizes that NO relationship is worth your life and well-being. Depression and grief are always hard to take, and even more so when one is just a teenager. I hope they find her, alive and well, and that she gets some counseling and finds a good support system.
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acarioti
Al Carioti lives in Orlando, Flo
06:29 AM on 05/11/2012
I hope they find her and get her some counseling. She needs to learn about relationship dynamics along with handling her own emotions.
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kitkatmom1
Life is too short, make the most of it.
04:09 AM on 05/11/2012
No relationship is worth harming yourself for. When a relationship breaks up, it wasn't meant to be, you move on and find someone else. There's always someone else out there better to be with. Hope she comes home safe and that she gets some counseling.
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GOODDOC1
"civil war" is an oxymoron
04:54 AM on 05/11/2012
I agree, but most 15 year olds can't understand that. Unfortunately.
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emscrs
Rescue pets.
06:19 AM on 05/11/2012
You really have to stop saying all the things I want to say! You leave me with nothing to do but click favorite. It isn't fair.
02:43 PM on 05/11/2012
You're right. I know that when I was 15, I thought exactly this way.