BEAUFORT, SC—Law enforcement personnel from the Sumter Police Department, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, State Law Enforcement Division (SLED), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are conducting various law enforcement activities throughout Beaufort County today in search of a missing Sumter woman and her young son.

Sophia Van Dam, 20, and her son Matteo, 2, went missing in June. Since then, law enforcement has pursued numerous investigative approaches to locate them. As part of the continued efforts, law enforcement members will be active in multiple locations throughout the day. Because this case remains an active investigation, no other details are being provided at this time.

Anyone with information about their disappearance is asked to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously by phone at 1-888-CRIME-SC, online at P3tips.com or by using the P3tips app for Apple or Android.

Tipsters may also submit online tips to SLED at tips@sled.sc.gov. Media Contacts:

Kevin Wheeler
Public Affairs Specialist
FBI Columbia Field Office
(803) 551-4200
columbiamedia@fbi.gov

Renée Wunderlich
Director of Public Information
SLED
(803) 260-3020
rwunderlich@sled.sc.gov

Tonyia McGirt
Public Information Officer
Sumter Police Department
(803) 436-2737
tmcgirt@sumtersc.gov

Major Angela Viens
Public Information Officer
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office
(843) 683-5213
angelav@bcgov.net