MARION COUNTY, OHIO, Ohio — Authorities have identified a woman who was found dead in a drainage ditch in Marion County last week.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office received a report on Jan. 5 of a possible deceased woman was located in a drainage ditch in the 3000 block of Harding Highway East.
When officers arrived, they found a woman who was dead and lying partially submerged in the ditch.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation positively identified the woman as 40-year-old Darcy Hooper of South Fulton, Tennessee.
The Lucas County Medical Examiner's Office is performing an autopsy to determine what caused her death.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Captain Ken Rittenour of the Marion County Sheriff's Office at 740-382-8244.