Authorities search near middle school in missing woman case

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Lexington Police Department continues searching for missing Elena Moore in a wooded area on Wednesday.
Authorities say they will be searching the wooded areas near Lakeside Middle School.
Old Cherokee Road is closed between North Lake Drive and Berkshire Drive, according to authorities.
No through traffic is being allowed in the area.
Residents of the Berkshire subdivision are asked to access the neighborhood from the Pilgrim Church side of Old Cherokee Road.
Drivers should notify officers that they are residents to be granted access.
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Authorities have released new images in an effort to generate leads in the search for Moore.
Moore has been missing since last week.
Authorities say newly obtained surveillance footage shows Moore walking through the Publix parking lot on Old Cherokee Road around 9:17 p.m. Thursday.
The video shows her walking toward Old Cherokee Road.
Moore was wearing an olive-green zip-up hoodie and black athletic pants, matching the clothing described in an earlier sighting at Planet Fitness, according to authorities.
Authorities also released photographs taken by a residential doorbell camera about a week before Moore was reported missing in hopes that someone may recognize her or remember seeing her.
Moore is described as 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing about 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
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Investigators are asking anyone with home or business surveillance footage showing Moore after June 11 to contact the Lexington Police Department.




