Body discovered on East Wittering Beach near Selsey

A body has been discovered on East Wittering Beach, near Selsey.
By John Holden
Published 16th Feb 2020, 17:10 BST
Updated 16th Feb 2020, 17:24 BST
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Sussex Police has confirmed officers were called to reports of a dead body on the beach at midday today (February 16).

A spokesman for the police said they had been unable to identify the body, which has been recovered.

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The person's gender also remains unidentified, the spokesman added, and the incident is being treated as 'unexplained'.

In a tweet, Selsey Coastguard said it had been called to support Sussex Police at East Wittering Beach at 12.16pm, but no further information was available.