Search for Missing Pendleton Baby

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office reports that a one year old went missing in Pendleton sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. The missing child is named Leaona and was last seen at her home on Cherry Street. Authorities searched within a two-mile radius of the apartments Saturday and Sunday for any signs of the child but still have not found her. Rescue crews from the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Anderson County Technical Rescue, Oconee County Emergency Services, CERT, Red Cross, Med Shore EMS, and the Zion, Belton, Pendleton, and Sandy Springs Fire Departments are assisting in the search. The investigation by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is still ongoing at this time.