Cause of death revealed four months after personal trainer Elena Moore mysteriously died in the woods after being seen at Planet Fitness

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-09 · by Joe Hutchison

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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher revealed that Elena Moore, 39, a personal trainer from South Carolina, died due to cardiac issues after she went missing in June following an incident at Planet Fitness. Found in the woods a week after her disappearance, the cause of death was listed as complications from cardiac dysrhythmias and premature ventricular contractions. Coroner Fisher detailed that Moore had been involuntarily committed for a mental health crisis before her release on June 11, where she encountered difficulties with medication management and experienced anxiety and PTSD symptoms. The article highlights concerns over the lack of attention typically given to similar cases involving individuals with mental health issues.
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Elena Moore, a 39-year-old personal trainer from Lexington, South Carolina, mysteriously disappeared on June 12 after being last seen at a Planet Fitness gym. Her body was found in a wooded area near Lexington County a week later. The Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher revealed that Moore died due to complications of cardiac dysrhythmias and premature ventricular contractions, exacerbated by her recent mental health crisis. On June 5, Moore had been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility but was released on June 11 without receiving her usual heart medication. Her husband Brannon Slice was informed about her release and offered to pick her up, but she was put in a taxi that went to a CVS Pharmacy instead of home.

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Joe Hutchison
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🔮 Health officials then put her in a taxi after telling Slice they would send her back to her home address, but the taxi went instead to a CVS Pharmacy.
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Lexington Lexington County South Carolina a CVS Pharmacy a Planet Fitness

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Fisher PERSON · 7× Moore PERSON · 6× a Planet Fitness ORG · 3× Elena PERSON · 2× Elena Moore PERSON · 2× Lexington GPE · 2× Brannon Slice PERSON · 1× Lexington County GPE · 1× Margaret Fisher PERSON · 1× South Carolina GPE · 1×

Narrative

Elena Moore, 39, disappeared after being seen at a Planet Fitness in Lexington in June of this year, her body was found in a wooded area a week later. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher told reporters at a press conference on Friday that Moore died due to complications of cardiac dysrhythmias.
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🔮 Health officials then put her in a taxi after telling Slice they would send her back to her home address, but the taxi went instead to a CVS Pharmacy.

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A South Carolina personal trainer who vanished after leaving her gym died as a result of underlying cardiac problems, officials announced. asserted
officials → vanish → problems
Elena Moore, 39, disappeared after being seen at a Planet Fitness in Lexington in June of this year, her body was found in a wooded area a week later. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher told reporters at a press conference on Friday that Moore died due to complications of cardiac dysrhythmias. asserted
Moore → disappear → dysrhythmias
Fisher said that Moore also died as a result of premature ventricular contractions and that she had a history of heart and mental health problems. asserted
she → say → problems
She explained that on June 5 she was involuntarily committed into a facility after being in the midst of a mental health crisis. asserted
she → explain → crisis
Fisher, who refused to name the facility that held Moore in the days before her death, said that they had failed to give Moore her typical heart medication while inside. asserted
they → refuse → medication
On June 11 she was released from the facility, Fisher said, and officials called her husband Brannon Slice to let him know, who then offered to pick her up. asserted
who → release → her
Health officials then put her in a taxi after telling Slice they would send her back to her home address, but the taxi went instead to a CVS Pharmacy. asserted
taxi → put → Pharmacy
Elena Moore, 39, disappeared after checking in at a Planet Fitness in Lexington in June of this year, her body was found in a wooded area a week later After going inside, Fisher said that Moore told a worker that the taxi driver had been stalking her, causing the manager to dial 911. asserted
manager → disappear → 911
Fisher said she then left the store on foot with four bottles of wine on her and later entered a Planet Fitness before she was seen walking into a wooded area. asserted
she → say → area
A toxicology report found no substances other than alcohol in her system or signs of trauma on her body, Fisher added. asserted
Fisher → find → body
She said: 'Her cause of death is listed as complications of dysrhythmias with premature ventricular contractions.' asserted
cause → say → contractions
According to the findings, Moore had a history of shortness of breath, exertion, heart palpitations, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, excessive alcohol use and a fatty liver. uncertain
Moore → accord → breath
Fisher added: 'This case wouldn't have got the attention that it got had Elena not been this beautiful, body builder who just happened to be married to an ex-con. asserted
who → add → con
We deal with cases such as Elena's on a regular basis and nobody puts it all over Facebook. asserted
nobody → deal → Facebook
'Nobody is interested, there are cases of mental illness that we're dealing with right now and nobody cares. ' asserted
nobody → be → that
She was in a full mental health crisis - so many people missed it. asserted
people → miss → it
The only person who really tried to help this girl is her husband. asserted
who → try → girl
This is a breaking news story. asserted
This → break → ?
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