A search is underway for a 5-year-old girl who vanished from her Lee County home Friday evening, with deputies, K-9 teams, drones and a helicopter combing a wooded area behind the property as night fell. Kaidence Clyburn was last seen around 5 p.m. near the 3200 block of Spring Hill Road, and authorities say surveillance video captured her leaving the house shortly before she disappeared.
According to wltx.com, authorities received the call reporting Kaidence missing at 5:33 p.m. and responded immediately. The outlet reported that video shows her leaving the home, according to Sheriff Lee Simon, though what happened after she stepped outside remains unclear. The Lee County Sheriff's Office has not said whether any leads have emerged since the search began, and that detail remains unresolved as crews continue working the scene.
The search is centered in the Dalzell area, where Kaidence lives, per wyff4.com, which placed her last known location in the same stretch of Spring Hill Road. Crews from multiple agencies converged on the wooded area directly behind the family's home, deploying canine units alongside two drones and a helicopter to scan the terrain from above.
Multiple Agencies Join the Ground Search
The response has drawn in far more than local deputies. Per the same wltx.com report, EMS, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, fire crews, the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office and the State Law Enforcement Division have all joined the effort to locate the child, reflecting the urgency placed on the case within hours of her disappearance.
Deputies described Kaidence as having a light complexion and short braids, the station's report noted. At the time she was last seen, she was wearing a red Christmas dress paired with red and white tights and white-and-silver Adidas shoes — a distinctive combination investigators hope the public will recognize if she is spotted elsewhere in the area.
How to Report a Sighting
As WIS News 10 reported, the Lee County Sheriff's Office can be reached directly at 803-484-5353 for anyone with information. Anyone who sees Kaidence or has knowledge of her whereabouts is urged to call 911 or contact the sheriff's office immediately, according to the earlier wltx.com account.
The search remains active, and no additional details about Kaidence's condition or location have been released. This is an ongoing story, and further updates are expected as the multi-agency operation continues into the night.
