By admin 
A Lexington County woman whose disappearance and death earlier this year garnered national media attention died of natural causes, the Lexington County Coroner’s Office announced Friday.
Read more Fact check: SC governor hopefuls stances on continuing college tuition rate freeze
Elena K. Moore, 39, whose body was found June 17 near Old Cherokee Road and North Lake Drive in Lexington County, died of complications from an existing heart problem, Coroner Margaret Fisher said.
Moore, who was reported missing June 12, shortly after her release from an inpatient mental health facility, had been suffering from an acute mental health crisis and had not taken her prescribed heart medication for an “extended period of time,” Fisher said.
The coroner said Moore’s official cause of death, as determined by a pathologist at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, was “complications of cardiac dysrhythmias with premature ventricular contractions.”
Read more Latest updates: Hurricane Isaias already bringing tropical storm conditions to Gulf Coast
Moore, who was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat as a teenager, had a clinical history of cardiac dysrhythmias, arrhythmias with premature ventricular contractions, shortness of breath and heart palpitations, Fisher said.
She also had a history of various mental health conditions, including anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and ADHD, as well as excess alcohol use and a fatty liver, the coroner said.
Moore’s toxicology report showed she had a 0.089 blood alcohol content, but no other substances in her system at the time of her death. Fisher said the alcohol in Moore’s system could be partially attributed to the decomposed state of her body when it was found.
Read more Trump uses anti-transgender slur against SC Senate candidate Annie Andrews. Here’s what to know
This is a developing story and will be updated.