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Assisted suicide arrest after St Osyth beach rescue | Assisted suicide arrest after St Osyth beach rescue |
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A woman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting a suicide after a man was taken ill on a beach and later died. | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting a suicide after a man was taken ill on a beach and later died. |
The lifeboat service was called in to help pull the woman and the man from the sea off St Osyth. | The lifeboat service was called in to help pull the woman and the man from the sea off St Osyth. |
When they arrived shortly before 06:00 BST on Friday, paramedics were already treating the pair at the water's edge. | When they arrived shortly before 06:00 BST on Friday, paramedics were already treating the pair at the water's edge. |
The man, in his 50s, died later in hospital. Police have not confirmed the relationship between him and the arrested woman, 40, from Ipswich. | |
It is understood the man is from the Ipswich area. | |
An RNLI spokesman said the man and the woman "had been in the water for a fair amount of time". | An RNLI spokesman said the man and the woman "had been in the water for a fair amount of time". |
"Our thoughts go out to the casualties, their friends and family," the spokesman said. | "Our thoughts go out to the casualties, their friends and family," the spokesman said. |
Essex Police appealed for anybody who saw anything suspicious in the Spring Road area between 01:00 BST and 06:00 to contact them. | Essex Police appealed for anybody who saw anything suspicious in the Spring Road area between 01:00 BST and 06:00 to contact them. |
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