Women falls to death down a well shaft hidden below rotting floorboards in a South Carolina home

2024-12-24 21:16:02 source: category:Invest

SALEM, S.C. (AP) — An 83-year-old woman who died when she fell through rotting floorboards in a century-old South Carolina house and down a well shaft the owner didn’t know was there, authorities said.

It took rescuers nearly four hours Sunday to get the women’s body out of the nearly 50-foot (15-meter) deep hole, Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said in a statement.

The woman was helping her daughter pack up and move from the house in Salem, which according to property records was built in 1920, Addis said.

As she walked across the kitchen floor, part of it collapsed. The woman’s daughter searched for her in the crawlspace under the house and couldn’t find her, according to a police report.

Firefighters finally were able to find the woman and bring her bock back to the surface, said the coroner, who determined she died from injuries from the fall.

Addis declared the death an accident and said he has never seen a death like this in his 31 years as coroner in Oconee County, which is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of Greenville.

More:Invest

Recommend

Tua Tagovailoa tackle: Dolphins QB laughs off taking knee to head vs. Rams on 'MNF'

When Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa found himself in the path of Los Angeles Rams linebac

Travis Kelce might have 'enormous' acting career after Ryan Murphy show 'Grotesquerie'

NEW YORK — Travis Kelce's mom was in the house for the premiere of his first major acting role, whic

Evan Peters' Rare Reunion With One Tree Hill Costars Is a Slam Dunk

Turns out Evan Peters’ Tree Hill roots run deep.In fact, the American Horror Story alum recently had