Dakota Scott Covington was 27 when he disappeared from his family home in Mead, Oklahoma on April 29, 2021. His father saw him that morning; when he returned later that day Dakota was gone. Family described him as a homebody who had lived in Mead his whole life and was close to his loved ones. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants and black shoes and had distinctive tattoos: claw marks on his right shoulder and a tribal band on his upper left arm.

The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office investigated and the case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. In February 2025 human remains were found in southwestern Bryan County and clothing at the scene matched what Dakota had been reported to be wearing. The remains were sent to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; on July 10, 2025 they were confirmed to be Dakota’s. The cause of death remains under investigation and no explanation has been reported.

If anyone in the Mead area remembers Dakota’s movements around April 29, 2021 or has information relevant to the discovery in southwestern Bryan County, please come forward with what you know.