UPDATE: 16-year-old reported runaway Talana Chaplin has been located safe and unharmed 
UPDATE: As of 12 P.M. May 29, 2025, 16-year-old runaway Talana Chaplin has been located safe and unharmed.
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Deputies are asking for the public's help locating reported runaway 16-year-old Talana Chaplin.
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office was notified today, May 28, 2025, that 16-year-old Talana Chaplin had left from her home in Saint Helena around 12 AM Monday, May 26, 2025, and had yet to return.
It is unknown what Chaplin was wearing when she left the residence. She is described as 5’6” and weighing 90 lbs.
Anyone who sees her or knows of her whereabouts is asked to contact our non-emergency dispatch line at 843-524-2777.
Address/Location
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
2001 Duke St
Beaufort, SC 29902
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 843-255-3200