Jessica Rapsys, currently living in Florida, was traveling to see family, police said

ALLENDALE, S.C. — There’s a search happening now for a woman originally from Naperville.

Jessica Rapsys, 27, disappeared while traveling from Florida to South Carolina to visit family, WJBF reported.

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She was last seen Tuesday evening in Allendale, South Carolina.

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Police found her car abandoned later that night, stuck on railroad tracks. The woman’s keys, shoes and cell phone were still inside.

The local sheriff said the search effort includes helicopters and a team of dogs.

He said her car was still warm, but had been sitting for a while on private property on Creek Plantation.

Rapsys was most recently living in Jacksonville, Florida.

Those who believe they might have information on her disappearance or where she might be are asked to call the Allendale County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 584-7067, or leave a tip with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or SLED, through Crimestoppers at www.888crimesc.com or by phone at 1-888-CRIMESC or 1-888-274-6372.

ABC News contributed to this report.

The search is on for a missing Jacksonville Beach woman who authorities say was last seen in Allendale, South Carolina.

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Twenty-seven-year-old Jessica Rapsys disappeared when she was on her way to visit her aunt, according to friends. Law enforcement officials told Action News Jax her car was found abandoned with a flat tire and the keys still inside it. It was found near railroad tracks on a private property.

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“Jessica is a beautiful person, she is inside and out the most genuine human being I’ve ever met,” her friend Graysen Gall said.

Rapsys is described as the life of the party, one of her best friends and hairdresser Graysen Gall was just with her Friday night at the beach bars.

“She was completely normal, everything was fine, she mentioned seeing an aunt over the weekend.. and I saw the flyer and I said this doesn’t add up,” she said. “When I found out my stomach flipped, I was sick to my stomach.”

The Allendale County Sheriff’s Office said her car was on a low-lit, very dark, private property called Creek Plantation, primarily used for horse breeding and training.

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A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office said search efforts expanded several miles through air units and bloodhounds but they’ve had no luck.

“The saddest part is you never think this would happen to someone you know? I have goosebumps right now thinking about it,” Gall said.

Gall said they’re working to post more online to help find her and get her home safely.

“Jessica is worth it, she is worth the search,” Gall said. “I don’t think I’m going to give up until we find her.”

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Action News Jax was told by law enforcement officials that this is still an active search. As of right now, the sheriff’s office in Allendale said they don’t believe there’s foul play suspected in her disappearance.

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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division sent Action News Jax the following:

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) was requested to assist the Allendale County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, August 15, 2024, in an investigation regarding a missing woman. Jessica Rapsys, 27, was last seen on Tuesday evening, August 13, 2024. The search for Rapsys began on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information should contact the Allendale County Sheriff’s Office at (803)584-7067 or SLED at (866)472-8477 or email tips@sled.sc.gov

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A Florida woman is missing in South Carolina after authorities found her empty vehicle off a dirt road in Allendale County with the keys still inside on Tuesday night, according to the sheriff’s office.

Callers reported Jessica Rapsys, 27, missing on Aug. 13 around 8 p.m., and gave Allendale County dispatch an address along a dirt road by Creek Plantation – a private tract of land in Martin currently used for horse breeding, according to the county’s website.

It is still unclear why Rapsys was in the Creek Plantation area on Tuesday, Allendale County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Steven Robinson told Fox News Digital.

Robinson, who responded to the scene of Rapsys’ disappearance himself on the evening of Aug. 13, said the area where officials located her vehicle is “heavily wooded and swampy,” particularly after recent heavy rainfall in the area.

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“The vehicle was stuck on the railroad tracks. We notified CSX, the railroad company, to halt all the trains coming through that area,” Robinson said.

Authorities also conducted a preliminary check of Rapsys’ vehicle, “which had no one in or around it,” Robsinson said. 

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Rapsys’ vehicle was located on train tracks on a dirt road near Creek Plantation in Allendale County on Aug. 13. (Google Maps)

Employees at Creek Plantation searched the area on horseback Tuesday, according to the chief deputy.

“It was dark.… We needed as much assistance as we could get,” he added.

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Jessica Rapsys (right) pictured out with friends about a week before her disappearance. (handout)

The sheriff’s department called in authorities from neighboring counties, including Hampton County, which responded with bloodhounds. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) dispatched a tracking team to the area on Tuesday evening.

Creek Plantation employees went searching on horseback on Aug. 13. (Google Maps)

On Wednesday morning, the Department of Energy aviation unit launched two helicopters over the area and began conducting grid searches along with SLED, Robinson said. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources also dispatched four-wheelers on Wednesday.

Missing Florida woman Jessica Rapsys has blonde hair, blue eyes and stands about 5-foot-6. (Facebook)

The Creek Plantation area comprises 2,526 “acres of timberlands and open fields used for agriculture,” according to the Allendale County website.

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Rapsys is described as a 27-year-old woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is about 5 feet, 6 inches tall. 

Anyone with information about her disappearance is asked to call 803-584-7067 or the communications non-emergency line 803-584-8152.