Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty/HandoutA high-pitched song—a wail of pain and longing—sounded through the hot, dark air outside of Brookings, South Dakota, Monday night.It was a cry for a peaceful journey to the spirit world for Kyla “Kyla Jo” Mercy Red Bear, a 25-year-old Native American woman who disappeared earlier this month. Red Bear’s body was found in a wooded area on Aug. 8, six days after she was last heard from.The Monday night vigil was held near the spo
Native American woman Kyla Mercy Red Bear died this month under strange circumstances. At the 25-year-old’s vigil, family and friends celebrated her spirit while seeking answers.