Investigators in South Carolina are searching Tuesday for a 5-year-old girl missing after her mother was found dead in her home on Thanksgiving.
Aspen Jeter went missing from the 200 block of Louise Drive in Orangeburg, just outside of Columbia, according to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office.
“If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of this child, please let us know,” Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said in a statement. “You don’t have to give your name, just tell us what you know.”
Deputies were called to Jeter’s home around noon on Thanksgiving Day to conduct a welfare check.
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5-year-old Aspen Jeter disappeared from her home in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
(Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office)
“At that location, deputies found a deceased female who had not been heard from since November 1,” the sheriff’s office said.
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The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says it went to Jeter’s home on Thanksgiving to perform a wellness check.
(Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office)
“Investigating agents have learned that the deceased woman has a son named Aspen Jeter who was not located at the home,” the office added.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office for further comment.
