Search continues for Missing Pendleton Baby

The search continues for a missing one-year-old Pendleton girl. Monday night, a vigil was held outside Edgewood Square apartments, where deputies said Leaona Wright went missing sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said she is about 2 feet tall and weighs 29 pounds. She was last seen wearing a white sleeper shirt. The search began around 10am Saturday on Cherry Street in Pendleton. According to authorities, the child’s mother and her live-in boyfriend said they woke up Saturday and noticed the front door open and the baby missing. Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper says the investigation is ongoing and asks anyone with information about this missing child to call 911.