“We’re hoping for a safe return,” Antley said. “We want you to share our message on social media. Talk to your family and people in your neighborhood. We want to keep this girl’s name circulating and get that information out as quickly and efficiently as possible.”
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“At some point, her family lost track of her, that was around 3:45 p.m.,” Antley said in the press conference.
He said it’s a “tight-knit community” and it’s “not odd” for children to be outside playing.
Police were contacted about an hour later. Faye’s mother reported her missing.
Greg Suskin on Twitter(Video)
Here’s a look right now at the search for Fayle Swetlik. This is right outside her home in Cayce, SC. Just talked to neighbors who stayed up all night helping in the search for her. People are outside everyone. FBI and numerous agencies.
11:57 AM · Feb 11, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Issuing an Amber Alert has not been ruled out, according to city officials, who said evidence and information were still being gathered to make that decision.
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Channel 9′s South Carolina bureau reporter Greg Suskin said he saw several agencies, including the FBI, stopping traffic, talking to drivers who are passing through the community where she lives.
The SLED helicopter has been seen circling the area and officials said 250 people are searching, but that does not include the many neighbors who have been involved in the search.
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“I have a granddaughter that’s the same age, and you never think that it will hit this close to home," said neighbor KN. "I was up until two-thirty this morning, searching, looking, walking up and down the road.”
Caroline Hecker on Twitter
Crime scene tape covers the front and back door of a Londonderry Square apartment. It’s where we’re told missing 6 y/o Faye lived. @wis10
11:45 AM · Feb 11, 2020
Caroline Hecker on Twitter
A close family friend describes missing 6 y/o Faye as an artistic, bubbly girl who loves the colors pink and purple and enjoyed a freeze pop everyday after school. Family is not holding up well, she says. @wis10
Caroline Hecker on Twitter
Crime scene tape covers the front and back door of a Londonderry Square apartment. It’s where we’re told missing 6 y/o Faye lived. @wis10
11:45 AM · Feb 11, 2020
Caroline Hecker on Twitter
A close family friend describes missing 6 y/o Faye as an artistic, bubbly girl who loves the colors pink and purple and enjoyed a freeze pop everyday after school. Family is not holding up well, she says. @wis10
Cola Daily on Twitter
NOTICE: Community members will be holding a prayer vigil tonight at 6:30 p.m. for missing Cayce 6-year-old, Faye Swetlik. The event will be held at Trinity Baptist Church - 2003 Charleston Hwy, Cayce.
1:16 PM - 11 Feb 2020
Among the list of resources aiding in the search are canine units, a helicopter, and agents from the FBI. Now, home surveillance video apps could be added to the list.
Multiple law enforcement agencies around the Midlands have access to the Ring app's neighbors portal, including Columbia, Lexington and Springdale Police.
Through the app, these agencies are able to share information about crime or safety events and Ring customers can submit video recordings to help with active investigations.
In a press conference, Capt. Adam Myrick with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department said they're using the system, and those similar to it, to assist in the search for Swetlik.
Lexington Sheriff on Twitter
Do you live in the Churchill Heights subdivision? Do you have security cameras? We're working with @Cayce_DPS and @CityofCayce to locate 6 y.o. Faye and we need your help.
Please call the hotline with any tips or video footage: 803-205-4444. #lcsdnews
Caroline Coleburn on Twitter
MISSING CHILD: These posters hang in gas stations and restaurants around Cayce to get the word out about missing 6-year-old Faye Swetlik. If you see her or have any information, please call 704-334-2750.
1:33 PM - 11 Feb 2020
Sooji Nam on Twitter
CURRENTLY: Investigators on scene of where 6-year-old Faye Swetlik was last seen wearing a black shirt with neon colors, a flower print skirt and polka-dot rain boots. SLED, Cayce DPS, and Lexington Sheriff just few agencies on scene. DNR just rolled up. @wachfox
Faye Marie Swetlik hadn't been seen since shortly before 3:45 p.m. Monday after family members saw her get off the bus in her densely populated neighborhood, Cayce Public Safety Officer Sgt. Evan Antley said.
“At some point, the family realized they had lost track of her," said Antley, adding that the family called 911 about 5 p.m.
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Hundreds search for missing 6-year-old girl
First-grader Faye Swetlik was last seen at about 3:45 p.m., after she got off the school bus and was playing in front of her home in Cayce, just outside of Columbia, according to the Cayce Department of Public Safety.
Crysty Vaughan on Twitter
Search continues into the afternoon for missing Cayce girl. 6 yr old Faye Swetlik went missing from her neighborhood Monday around 3:45pm. We have crews on scene. Hotline 803 205 4444
1:46 PM - 11 Feb 2020
Adam Myrick on Twitter(Video)
.@FBI agents going door to door as part of the public safety response to the disappearance of 6-year-old Faye Swetlik in Cayce, South Carolina.
If you have any information about her whereabouts or home security video from her neighborhood, call 803-205-4444.
1:58 PM - 11 Feb 2020
Caroline Coleburn on Twitter
FBI agents, SLED and other law enforcement officials gather near the home of 6-year-old missing child, Faye Swetlik. @wis10
Cayce Department of Public Safety Chief Byron Snellgrove, said the department is asking for people to pray for her safe return as well as sharing her photo to assist the authorities in the search.
Adam Myrick on Twitter
Public safety briefing at @CityofCayce City Hall as next shift of law enforcement officers prepare to head to Faye Swetlik’s subdivision.
They’ll be canvassing homes this afternoon to talk to neighbors and interview drivers as they enter leave Faye’s neighborhood.
Among the list of resources aiding in the search are canine units, a helicopter, and agents from the FBI. Now, home surveillance video apps could be added to the list.
The Swetlik family released this statement Tuesday afternoon:
“Faye is a bubbly and happy little girl. She always wants to play and have fun. She’s not the type of kid that will up and walk away. Her mom was very attentive in watching Faye. Faye pays attention to her surroundings. Her grandmother is very distraught about what has happened because they are very close. We just want to find Faye and bring her home.”
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