The search for a missing Cordova woman ended “tragically” after her car was found in floodwaters this week, the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office said.
“We ask for prayers for this family,” Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said. “If you know them, please give them your comfort and support.”
Valerie Goff, 66, was reported missing Friday after leaving her Pontiac Lane home Thursday to take a trip to a local pharmacy. According to the investigator, she never arrived there.
Her car, a green Nissan Cube, was discovered in flooding near Glover and Andrew Dibble streets in Orangeburg County.
The sheriff’s office did not share any additional information about how or where Goff was found.
Parts of South Carolina’s Midlands and the Lowcountry experienced heavy rain and flash flooding Wednesday and Thursday, bad enough for Gov. Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency. There were more than 130 major road closures in the region, and schools in Orangeburg County also closed due to unsafe travel conditions.
