WEST ASHLEY, SC (WCSC) - Charleston County sheriff's deputies are searching a marsh area Wednesday morning off Furman Drive in West Ashley, which is near the home of a missing 36-year-old woman.

According to Major Jim Brady with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office, deputies are checking the marsh after receiving reports of possible buzzard activity, but have not confirmed that it has any connection to the missing persons case of Marjorie Gayle McCaffrey. Investigators are checking it to see if there is anything in the area.

McCaffrey was reported missing by her husband, Robert McCaffrey, Sunday evening, less than a day after the couple got into a verbal argument. Gayle McCaffrey was last seen around 10 p.m. Saturday at the couple's Limestone Boulevard home.

On Wednesday, deputies and search crews were in the couple's neighborhood searching a nearby marsh for clues.

Robert McCaffrey told deputies that after Saturday's argument he left the house and traveled to the couple's second home in Easley. McCaffrey said that when he returned home the following morning his wife was gone.

On Tuesday, the Travelers Rest Police Department released a copy of a speeding ticket issued to McCaffrey at 2:15 a.m. Sunday. The drive from the couple's Limestone Boulevard home to their Easley home is almost four hours. The speeding ticket was issued to McCaffrey about 30 minutes and 20 miles northwest of Easley. McCaffrey then drove the four hours back to West Ashley and reported his wife missing.

According to investigators, when deputies asked McCaffrey why he traveled to Easley at the last minute, he said that he was "very emotional and distressed about his marriage and wanted to get some space and time away."

McCaffrey said when he returned home, he noticed that his wife's wedding ring, car keys and checkbook were on the counter. McCaffrey also told investigators that his wife had left a typed letter which he gave to deputies.

The couple's two children, ages 4 and 10, were at the residence when deputies were called out to the house. The children have been taken into protective custody as detectives investigate the incident.

McCaffrey is described as a white female, about 5'2" and weighing 155 pounds. She has reddish or brown colored hair and blue eyes.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of McCaffrey is asked to contact the Charleston County Sheriff's Office at 843-202-1700.

Source: http://www.live5news.com/story/17208512/deputies-search-marsh-for-missing-woman

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