South Carolina personal trainer goes missing, last spotted walking toward wooded area
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Weeks before a body matching her description was discovered, missing South Carolina fitness trainer Elena Katherine Moore told her best friend she was “scared for her life.”

Authorities in Lexington, South Carolina, said a person fitting the description of Moore, 39, was found dead Wednesday afternoon, nearly two weeks after she disappeared on June 11. Moore was last seen leaving a Planet Fitness in Lexington and heading toward a nearby wooded area, according to police.

Investigators have not yet formally identified the body. However, the Lexington Police Department said it matches the clothing description of the missing woman.

Sondra Campbell, a close friend of Moore’s for more than a decade, said their last meeting on May 31 left her deeply unsettled. In an interview with News Agency, Campbell said something about Moore seemed “very different” that day.

“She was scared for her life. She actually said those words to me,” Campbell said. “Elena is one of my best friends. I’ve known her over probably 10 years now. We’re really close, like tell each other everything. She’s been that person for me for a long time.”

Moore’s disappearance and the discovery of the body have intensified concern around the case as investigators work to confirm the identity of the deceased and determine what happened.

When Campbell asked what was wrong, Moore said she wanted to discuss it in private.

“I can’t talk to you right now. There’s too many people around. She’s like, but we’ve got to talk one-on-one,” Campbell recalled Moore saying.

Elena Moore disappeared in Lexington, S.C., on June 11, 2026. (Lexington Police Department)

Campbell said she missed a call from Moore on June 4, and tried to call and text her back with no response. She also said it’s unlike Moore to be walking alone at night.

“Elena was such a good person and I think we’re just all just trying to wrap our head around this, but my friend would not be alone walking at night time. She just wouldn’t be, it’s not her,” Campbell said.

Since police found a body, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has been tasked with determining the cause of death.

According to LPD Chief Terrence Green, authorities found the body Wednesday after getting a tip that led investigators to a new search location.

“At approximately 2:48 p.m. we found an unidentified body that fits the clothing description of our missing person. We are still waiting on the coroner to identify her,” Green said.

The body found was wearing a “similar green outfit” that matched what Moore was wearing as she was seen on security video before she went missing, Green added.

Elena Katherine Moore at the desk of a Planet Fitness before she disappeared

Elena Katherine Moore signed in at the Planet Fitness on Whiteford Way around 6:40 p.m. Thursday, June 11, and was later seen walking away from the facility toward a wooded area behind a nearby Lowe’s Home Improvement store, authorities said. (Lexington Police Department)

Formal identification will be released by the coroner, he said.

Moore was last seen walking through the Publix parking lot at 100 Old Cherokee Road in Lexington on the night of June 11.

Before she went missing, her social media was inactive for around a month, which Lauren Beasley, a friend of Moore’s, said isn’t normal.

“She is very active on social media so her going radio silent for the last month is out of character,” she said.

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