Authorities in South Carolina announced Friday that they found a 27-year-old Florida woman three days after she disappeared in rural Allendale County on Aug. 13.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said Jessica Rapsys of Jacksonville had been found “safe” but did not provide further details on where or how authorities were able to find her.
“Finding Jessica was a team effort,” Allendale County Sheriff James Freeman said in a statement Friday. “We all worked together and didn’t give up hope.”
Authorities were initially dispatched to the Steel Creek Plantation area after receiving a call about Rapsy’s disappearance.
Officials with the Allendale County Sheriff’s Office found her empty vehicle stuck on train tracks with the keys still inside Tuesday night, authorities previously told Fox News Digital.
It remains unclear why Rapsys, of Jacksonville, was in the Creek Plantation area on Tuesday, Allendale County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Steven Robinson told Fox News Digital.
Rapsys’ father, Vid Rapsys, previously told Fox News Digital that the sheriff’s department and SLED “have been incredible and have searched tirelessly using every method imaginable.”
She has been transported to a local hospital for an evaluation and any necessary medical treatment, SLED said Friday.