An autopsy report shows no signs of foul play in the death of a Chattooga County, Ga., woman, authorities said.
A neighbor found 55-year-old Fannie Searels dead inside her Summerville home Friday night and called 911, Summerville Police Department Detective Brian Ozment said.
Searels hadn’t been seen or heard from since Jan. 8, and a neighbor finally went to check on her, Ozment said.
An autopsy showed no signs of foul play, and police are waiting for a toxicology report to determine a cause of death, he said.
Searels, a retired school teacher, attended Summerville First United Methodist Church, her obituary shows.
Joy Lukachick is a crime reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Since 2009, she's covered breaking news, high-profile trials, stories of lost lives and of regained hope and done investigative work. Raised near the Bayou, Joy’s hometown is along the outskirts of Baton Rouge, La. She has a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University. While at LSU, Joy was a staff writer for the Daily Reveille. When Joy isn't chasing down ...
