Elderly woman dies after being pulled from sea at Essex beach

An elderly woman has died after she was pulled from the water at a beach.

Essex Police said emergency services responded to concerns for the wellbeing of a woman in Walton-on-the-Naze at around 6.20pm on Wednesday.

The woman, aged in her 80s, was pulled from the water and was pronounced dead despite efforts of the public and paramedics.

The force said: “Her death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.

“We want to thank the members of the public and partner agencies for their efforts responding to this incident.”

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