Woman's Body Found Christmas Day

The Greenville County Coroner's Office is reporting the death of a woman who was discovered Christmas morning was accidental.

At 10 a.m. Sunday morning, residents near 1400 Little Texas Road discovered a woman later identified as 39-year-old Sherry Randolph in a shallow creek bed near their front yard, near Traveler's Rest and roughly five miles outside of Taylors. 

Deputy Coroner Jeff Fowler said it is likely that Randolph was walking from her Robertson Road home when she fell into the muddy creek bed and lost conciousness. 

"She was known to walk long distances," Fowler said. 

Randolph's home was more than four miles away. An autopsy performed Monday confirmed that she drowned in creek, which was surrounded by thick mud. 

"If you were just hurt, you would have to struggle to get out of there," Fowler said.