Authorities are urgently searching for Zelig Williams, a 28-year-old Broadway dancer who disappeared in Columbia, South Carolina.
Williams was last seen on the morning of October 3, leaving the home he shares with his mother, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
“Come home, Zelig,” his mother, Kathy Williams, pleaded in a statement to ABC News. “I love you. I want you home with me.”
A friend of Williams in New York City reported receiving an SOS alert from his phone on the day of his disappearance, indicating a car crash.
The sheriff’s office stated that Williams was last seen driving near Congaree National Park, about 17 miles from Columbia. His vehicle was later discovered parked near the park, though there were no signs of a crash.
“We searched the area near where the car was found,” his cousin, Mieoki Corbett Jacobs, told ABC News, adding that authorities, community members, and volunteers combed the area using drones, ATVs, and foot patrols.
Williams, a talented dancer, recently performed in major productions such as Hamilton, MJ the Musical, and Hugh Jackman’s 2019 tour The Man. The Music. The Show. Jackman took to social media to ask for help, urging anyone with information to contact the police and saying, “We love you and are praying for your safe return.”
Kathy Williams, who has already lost her two daughters in a tragic accident, said her son danced in their memory. “He really danced because of them,” she said. “He felt his sisters near him when he danced.”
“It’s just me and him now,” she added. “I need him home.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Richland County Sheriff’s Office at 803-576-3000 or submit tips through Crime Stoppers at crimesc.com.
Watch his family’s pledge to find Zelig:
