Woman checking on goats is swept away by flood in Ohio, found dead

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — An 82-year-old woman who went outside to check on her goats during a heavy downpour apparently has been swept away by flooding and has been found dead in an Ohio field.

Authorities say the body of Doris Jenkins was found Saturday in a field near her home in Tuscarawas County. Investigators believe she was swept away during a storm Friday night.

County Sheriff Orvis Campbell said a neighbor went to check on Jenkins and found her door was open and the floor was wet. Neighbors went looking for her and found her body in the field.

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