Anderson County deputies are asking for information about Susan Work Legg, a 76-year-old woman who was living in her camper van and did not arrive at the Upstate state park she planned to visit. Legg was last seen at Sadlers Creek State Park on September 7 and was expected at Oconee State Park in Oconee County, according to WYFF. She has not been reachable since.
According to FOX Carolina, the Anderson County Sheriff's Office has listed Legg's direction of travel as unknown, complicating efforts to trace her path. She was driving and living in a 2023 Rambler van, and investigators have not said which route she may have taken between the two parks. The case has been logged under missing-person case number 2026-11820.
A Long, Rural Stretch Between Two Parks
The gap between Legg's last known location and her intended destination is no small distance. Sadlers Creek State Park sits on a 395-acre peninsula along Lake Hartwell in Anderson County. Oconee State Park, by contrast, is the intended destination in Oconee County.
Legg's last known location and intended destination are different parks in the Upstate.
When statewide alerts can be used
According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, an Endangered Person Notification System activation requires, among other criteria, confirmation of a cognitive impairment, a credible threat to the person's safety, a missing-person report, enough identifying information for public dissemination and an already activated local or regional advisory. SLED's materials describe the criteria for activation but do not provide a frequency for such alerts. For geographic context, the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services identifies the lower reaches of Lake Hartwell as extending from Sadlers Creek State Park to the Hartwell Dam.
How South Carolina Handles Missing Senior Cases
The case was reported to law enforcement, though the search advisory did not go public until more than a week after she was last seen.
South Carolina also has a statewide alert system for some endangered missing-person cases. The system's requirements and whether it has been activated in Legg's case have not been disclosed in the information available for this report.
Cases involving older adults with potential health or environmental risk factors may receive priority response and additional resources. This article does not provide verified details about a missing-critical classification or about Bill 112, including any definition of a missing citizen or reporting requirement.
What Deputies Are Asking of the Public
Anderson County investigators are asking anyone with information about Legg's whereabouts to contact the sheriff's office directly at 864-260-4400. Her direction of travel remains unknown, and authorities have not said whether her van has been located or whether any additional resources, such as SLED's statewide notification tools, have been formally activated in her case.
