Investigation into Bluffton woman’s death in her Sun City home continues, officials say

The investigation into the death of a 73-year-old Sun City woman found in her home Wednesday morning was ongoing as of Friday afternoon, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office release.

Sandra Hodges was found by her husband in their home on Apple Lane, according to Beaufort County deputy coroner David Ott.

Officials from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office were at the home through Wednesday afternoon investigating the death and interviewing witnesses.

An autopsy performed at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston on Thursday “did not reveal an apparent cause and manner of death,” so forensic pathologists will perform more medical and toxicology studies to help determine a cause of death according to the Sheriff’s Office release.

This story was originally published September 5, 2018 at 11:25 AM.