Crime & Public Safety

Missing Jasper Co. woman found safe after sheriff’s office, SC law enforcement search

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday to reflect that the missing woman was found safe.

A 58-year-old Levy woman who was reported missing Tuesday afternoon has been found safe, according to a Wednesday morning Facebook post from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.

A call to the Sheriff’s Office to ask when and where Snyder was found was not immediately returned Wednesday morning.

On Tuesday, Mary Elizabeth Snyder had left her home near the Bellinger Hill area around 11:30 a.m. with a backpack. Her family reported her missing around 2 p.m., a Tuesday afternoon Facebook post from the Sheriff’s Office said.

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ dive team and K-9 team, S.C. Law Enforcement helicopter, and Levy Fire Department all participated in searching for Snyder.

This story was originally published January 22, 2019 at 3:45 PM.

Lana Ferguson
The Island Packet
Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription
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