Worker was dead in Belk department store bathroom for 4 days

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 63-year-old worker died in the public bathroom of a South Carolina department store, but her body was not discovered for four days. Columbia Police say Bessie Durham was a janitor at the Belk at Columbiana Centre. Investigators say her body was found Monday (Sept. 19, 2022) after her family filed a missing person report. Her cleaning cart was outside the restroom. The Lexington County Coroner’s Office said there are no signs someone killed Durham or that she was using drugs, An autopsy is planned to determine her cause of death. Police say the store was open regularly over those four days and they are investigating to see if anyone was negligent. Belk didn’t return an email seeking comment.