6-Year-Old S.C. Girl Faye Swetlik Found Dead 3 Days After Going Missing from Front Yard

Faye Swetlik,the 6-year-old South Carolina girl who went missing from her family’s front yard Monday, has been found dead, and police are investigating her death as a homicide.

“It is with extremely heavy hearts that we have found a body that the coroner has identified as Faye Marie Swetlik,” Cayce Department of Public Safety Director Byron Snelgrove announced at a press conference Thursday. “We are now treating this case a homicide. As this community has been working hard to find Faye and bring her home safely, we wanted you to know as soon as possible.”

Snelgrove also announced that during the search for Faye a male body was discovered and a separate investigation has been started. Snelgrove said that there is no danger to the community.

Snelgrove didn’t reveal the identity of the male or comment on whether his death was connected to Faye’s.

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It is unclear how Faye died or where and when her body was found. No arrests have been made as of Thursday afternoon.

Faye getting off of her school bus Monday.Cayce Department of Public Safety

Police are trying to identify the silver sedan seen on the right in this photo.Cayce Department of Public Safety

If you have any information that would assist in the investigation, please call the dedicated hotline to the case: 803-205-4444.

source: people.com