UPDATE:
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman who they say was found dead in a field early Monday morning.
Around 7:05 a.m. on Monday, April 3, authorities said the Martinsville & Henry County 9-1-1 Center got a call about a body in a field near the 2600 block of Figsboro Road.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and found a woman dead on the ground.
According to Chief Deputy Wayne Davis, the woman has now been identified as 88-year-old Rhoda Fulcher.
Findings from their preliminary investigation indicate that Fulcher left her home walking sometime during the night, Chief Deputy Davis said.
We’re told she walked about 100 yards from her home before she fell down a steep embankment and suffered injuries.
Authorities said the body has been sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the Western District of Virginia for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A woman was found dead in a field in Henry County Monday morning, according to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.
Chief Deputy Wayne Davis with the sheriff’s office says just before 8 a.m., a motorist was driving down Figsboro Road when they saw the remains of what appeared to be an elderly woman and called 911.
Investigators have confirmed that the woman passed away in a field just off the shoulder of the road.
At this time, investigators are at the scene working to identify the individual, notify the family and determine how she got there.
The sheriff’s office said there are no indicators right now of foul play and don’t believe there is a threat to the community.
Anyone who lives in the Figsboro Community and knows an elderly woman living alone or without a caretaker is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 276-656-4200.
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