Body found in rural Chester County near York County line was a woman, officials say
The body found Wednesday morning in Chester County just south of the York County line has been determined to be a woman, coroner officials said.
An autopsy was performed Thursday but the identification remains unknown, said Terry Tinker , Chester County Coroner.
Further testing, including toxicology, DNA, and other measures are being conducted, Tinker said. An anthropologist is assisting the coroner and law enforcement officials in the probe, Tinker said.
Coroners in South Carolina determine identity of a deceased person, cause of death, manner of death, and make other findings.
The body were found around 9 a.m. near the intersection of How Road and Cameron Road in northwestern Chester County south of the York County Line. The area is near the Chester County town of Lowrys and south of the York County town of McConnells.
Officials have not released if any other evidence has been found.
Grant Suskin, spokesman for the Chester County Sheriff’s Office, said Friday the case remains open as a death investigation, but no other details were released.
The State Law Enforcement Divison sent crime scene agents that include forensic teams and other agents to the scene and are assisting Chester deputies, officials said. Tommy Crosby, spokesman for SLED.
Because the body was found so close to the York County line, York County deputies are assisting in the investigation, said Trent Faris, spokesman for the York County Sheriff’s Office.
