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Two bodies are found at Breydon Water after being spotted on mudbank | |
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Two bodies have been recovered from water after they were spotted on a tidal mudbank in Norfolk. | |
Norfolk Police confirmed the bodies of a man and a woman were found after they were called to Breydon Water, Great Yarmouth. | |
The force said the deaths were currently unexplained. | |
Search teams were called to the area shortly after 11:20 BST after a member of the public reported seeing the bodies on a mudbank. | |
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Police were joined in their search by the coastguard and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service. | |
Det Insp Chris Burgess of Norfolk Police said: "We're unsure if it is a crime. | |
"We're looking into the circumstances of the death of two persons which is unexplained at this time and we believe it is a male and a female." | |
He said he did not know how long the bodies had been in the water or on the mud. | |
Asked whether the bodies may be those of missing people the police were aware of, he said: "Not that we've identified at this stage, no." | |
Breydon Water is a large expanse that opens into the sea through the port of Great Yarmouth. | |
The rivers Yare, Waveney and Bure flow into Breydon, which connects the northern Broads to the southern Broads. | |
Breydon Water is tidal and currents can be significant. High water on Thursday morning was at 08:38 BST. | |
The Broads Authority warns that currents can be significant. |