{"id":141077,"date":"2025-03-23T00:54:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T17:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141077"},"modified":"2025-03-23T00:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T17:54:52","slug":"south-carolina-police-barely-escape-wildfire-while-searching-for-missing-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141077","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina police &#8216;barely&#8217; escape wildfire while searching for missing woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-6n9z4kdip259g9ql\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38532084218\/320\/179\/gubwgeljbex7a43f.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38532084218\/640\/358\/gubwgeljbex7a43f.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38532084218\/768\/432\/gubwgeljbex7a43f.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38532084218\/1536\/864\/gubwgeljbex7a43f.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38532084218\/992\/558\/gubwgeljbex7a43f.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38532084218\/1984\/1116\/gubwgeljbex7a43f.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38532084218\/992\/558\/gubwgeljbex7a43f.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Video shows a wildfire burning in Table Rock State Park in Pickens, South Carolina. (Courtesy: Genevieve Caplette)\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Video shows a wildfire burning in Table Rock State Park in Pickens, South Carolina. (Courtesy: Genevieve Caplette)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>PICKENS, S.C.<\/strong> \u2013 Search teams looking for a missing hiker on Friday narrowly escaped a new wildfire burning at Table Rock State Park in northwestern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Pickens County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies, along with K-9 units with the Richland County Sheriff\u2019s Office, were continuing the search for a hiker who has been missing for weeks in the wilderness of Table Rock Mountain, when a wildfire came dangerously close to the search team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/video-2025-03-22t112207.889.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/video-2025-03-22t112207.889.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/video-2025-03-22t112207.889.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/video-2025-03-22t112207.889.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/video-2025-03-22t112207.889.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/video-2025-03-22t112207.889.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/video-2025-03-22t112207.889.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Wildfire at Table Rock State Park in South Carolina.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Wildfire at Table Rock State Park in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Genevieve Caplette)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Our deputies actually barely escaped the fire,&#8221; said Pickens County Sheriff Tommy Blankenship. &#8220;We\u2019re very blessed that they were uninjured, but it was a very scary situation for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">And it brought a halt to the deputies\u2019 search for the missing hiker.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Unfortunately, their search was cut short due to the negligent act of some hikers that led to the forest fire,&#8221; Blankenship said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The fire also canceled plans for a volunteer search party on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Stephanie Womacks went missing after she walked away from her campsite on the evening of March 3, and they have spent the weeks since continuing their search until Friday&#8217;s fire, Blankenship said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Pickens County Sheriff\u2019s Office said she is 5 feet tall, weighs 100 pounds, and was last seen wearing a brown hoodie with jeans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/481305696_1078146131019306_8810989823114948706_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/481305696_1078146131019306_8810989823114948706_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/481305696_1078146131019306_8810989823114948706_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/481305696_1078146131019306_8810989823114948706_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/481305696_1078146131019306_8810989823114948706_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/481305696_1078146131019306_8810989823114948706_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/481305696_1078146131019306_8810989823114948706_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Picture of Womacks.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Picture of Womacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Pickens County Sheriff&#8217;s Office \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">They ask anyone with information about her whereabouts to notify them at 864-898-5500.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The people responsible for igniting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildfire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wildfire<\/a> at Table Rock have been identified as two men who were hiking in the park, according to Blankenship. He noted the investigation into the fire will continue with the help of the Sheriff\u2019s Office and the South Carolina Forestry Commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/wildfire-search-missing-hiker-womacks-table-rock-south-carolina\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video shows a wildfire burning in Table Rock State Park in Pickens, South Carolina. 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