The body of a six-year-old girl who went missing after a school drop off has been found.

Police say Faye Marie Swetlik was found dead and the body of an adult male has also been found in the course of the investigation.

It remains unclear what the link is between the two deaths.

Faye's family alerted authorities after she went missing on Monday afternoon in South Carolina, US.

A Cayce Department of Public Safety spokesperson told kake.com this afternoon that Faye's body had been found.

Her death is being treated as a homicide but no arrests have been made yet, according to reports.

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The schoolgirl got off the bus at around 3.45pm on Monday and is believed to have played in her front garden for a short while before she disappeared.

Her family reported her missing at 5pm and the FBI has joined more than 250 officers in the hunt, doing door to door enquiries.

Speaking to ABC news, the family had said: "Faye is a bubbly and happy little girl, she always wants to play and have fun.

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"She's not the type of kid that will up and walk away. Her mom was very attentive in watching Faye.

"Faye pays attention to her surroundings."

Law enforcement officers had released the final photo taken of Faye before she got off the school bus.

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