Woman’s body found on Eastbourne beach after overnight search
A woman's body has been discovered washed up on a beach near Eastbourne pier following a multi-agency search operation. Emergency services, including coastguard rescue teams, an HM Coastguard helicopter and the RNLI, were deployed on Friday afternoon after unattended items were spotted along the seafront. Sussex Police have confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious, and next of kin have been informed.
The body was found at approximately 8:18am on Saturday, 3 October, near Marine Parade. The search was initiated on Friday afternoon when unattended items were discovered towards the west of Eastbourne. An eyewitness reported the body appeared to be wearing a wetsuit. A report is being prepared for HM Coroner to establish the cause of death.
- Woman's body discovered on Eastbourne beach after emergency search operation.
- Death not being treated as suspicious by Sussex Police.
- Multi-agency operation involving coastguard, RNLI and helicopter.
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A woman's body has been found washed up on a beach near Eastbourne pier. The discovery was made on Saturday morning after emergency services were deployed on Friday afternoon in response to unattended items spotted along the seafront. Police have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious.
The search was conducted by multiple agencies including HM Coastguard, a rescue helicopter and the RNLI. A witness reported the body appeared to be wearing a wetsuit and was discovered near Marine Parade.
The woman's next of kin have been informed of the discovery. A report is being prepared for HM Coroner to establish the cause of death.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Body of woman ‘wearing a wetsuit’ is found washed up on popular beach a day after coastguard were seen scouring the area”.