Police identify woman found in Peterborough river - but mystery still surrounds circumstances which led to her death

Police believe they have identified a woman whose body was found in the River Nene in Peterborough at the weekend.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jun 2020, 14:54 BST
Updated 30th Jun 2020, 15:02 BST
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The woman, who was described as having brown, greying hair, aged between 50 and 70 and was wearing a red puffer jacket with a diamond pattern to the stitching, black trousers and a white top with black lines on it, was found ion the water at the Embankment on Sunday evening.

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Today a police spokesman said: “The woman has now been identified and her death is still being treated as unexplained at this stage. Investigations continue, together with the coroner, and a postmortem is scheduled to take place next week.”

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Police have not yet revealed her identity.

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Detective Inspector Tim Archer said: “Whilst the woman has no signs of any obvious injuries, we are keeping an open mind and treating the death as unexplained whilst we form a better picture of what has taken place. “

Yesterday police also appealed for information regarding a red speed boat found tied up near where the woman was found.