India, Aug. 24 -- A search is underway for a missing 12-year-old girl in South Carolina. Vanessa Marryman was publicly reported missing Saturday, August 22, the Lexington County Sheriff's Department said.

Vanessa was last seen on Friday, August 21, at about 3 pm. She was at a home in the 1300 block of W E Jeffcoat Road in Gaston when she was last seen, according to the sheriff's department. This is located in a part of Lexington County between U.S. 178 and U.S. 321.

Vanessa is described as a 5-foot-6, 115-pound girl. She was last seen wearing a black tank top, blue jeans and brown cowboy boots.

It has not been revealed whether Vanessa was alone when she was last seen, or if she is considered a runaway. The sheriff's department also did...