The Daily Populous Thursday June 18th, 2026 evening edition
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Authorities are awaiting official identification from the coroner, police said.

Body found during search for woman who went missing after leaving gym: Police

Elena Katherine Moore is seen in an updated photo released by the Lexington Police Department.

A body has been found during the search for a personal trainer in South Carolina who went missing after leaving a gym last week, authorities said Wednesday.

Elena Katherine Moore, 39, had not been heard from since leaving a Planet Fitness in Lexington nearly a week ago, on June 11, according to police. She was reported missing the following day, according to the Lexington Police Department.

Elena Katherine Moore is seen in an updated photo released by the Lexington Police Department. Lexington Police Department

On Wednesday, law enforcement and fire personnel conducted a search in an area where someone reported seeing Moore on June 11, according to Lexington Police Department Chief Terrence Green. Shortly before 3 p.m., they located a body "that fits the clothing description of our missing person," he said during a press briefing.

Authorities are awaiting official identification from the coroner, the police chief said.

The police department has asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to investigate the death, Green said.

Moore was a personal trainer at Wolf's Fitness Center in Lexington, according to Lexington Police Department Inspector Missy Silcox.

She regularly visited the Planet Fitness at 560 Whiteford Way, where she signed in on Thursday at 6:40 p.m., police said. No further contact was reported since then, police said.

Elena Katherine Moore is seen in surveillance footage walking through a Publix parking lot in Lexington, South Carolina, June 11, 2026. Elena Katherine Moore is seen in surveillance footage walking through a Publix parking lot in Lexington, South Carolina, June 11, 2026.

Moore was captured on surveillance footage walking away from the Planet Fitness on Thursday, police said. She was last seen in footage walking in the parking lot of a nearby Publix, headed in the direction of Old Cherokee Road, at 9:17 p.m. Thursday wearing the same clothing as reported from Planet Fitness -- an olive-green zip-up hoodie with black athletic pants -- police said.

Police received a tip Wednesday that Moore was seen in the area of North Lake Drive and Old Cherokee Road, prompting the search there, police said.

drewburg87 on June 18th, 2026 at 11:17 UTC »

This happened right down the street from me. It’s kind of surreal, I frequent the gym she was seen at and saw the heavy police and fire presence on my way home yesterday. Everyone here suspected the husband and he has been bombarded. The mental health issues have been documented by now , and supposedly was an avid nature person. Apparently the ravine they found her in has a 12 foot drop off, the theory is she fell while wandering around. Very sad situation

JoshAllan02 on June 18th, 2026 at 06:22 UTC »

Preliminary but she did not seem to be acting normally on CCTV recording this month. Results should be waited for before concluding homicide

MrBudissy on June 18th, 2026 at 05:02 UTC »

A body has been found during the search for a personal trainer in South Carolina who went missing after leaving a gym last week, authorities said Wednesday.

Elena Katherine Moore, 39, had not been heard from since leaving a Planet Fitness in Lexington nearly a week ago, on June 11, according to police. She was reported missing the following day, according to the Lexington Police Department

How awful.