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Two bodies are found at Breydon Water after being spotted on mudbank | 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. | Two bodies have been recovered from water after they were spotted on a tidal mudbank in Norfolk. |
The bodies of a man and a woman, both believed to be aged between 40 and 50, were recovered from Breydon Water, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Police said. | |
The force said the deaths were currently unexplained. | The force said the deaths were currently unexplained. |
Search teams were called to the area shortly after 11:20 BST when a member of the public reported seeing the bodies on a mudbank. | |
Read more on this story and others from Norfolk | Read more on this story and others from Norfolk |
Police were joined in their search by the coastguard and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service. | Police were joined in their search by the coastguard and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service. |
Det Insp Chris Burgess of Norfolk Police, who is overseeing the inquiry, said: "We're unsure if it is a crime." | |
He said he did not know how long the bodies had been in the water or on the mud. | 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 known to the police, he said: "Not that we've identified at this stage, no." | |
'Inappropriate to speculate' | |
In a further statement, Det Insp Burgess said: "It has taken some time for officers to recover the bodies due to where they were discovered. | |
"The deaths are currently being treated as unexplained. We are in the early stages of the inquiry and it would be inappropriate to speculate any further." | |
Post-mortem examinations would be held in due course to establish the cause of death, police added. | |
Breydon Water is a large expanse that opens into the sea through the port of Great Yarmouth. | 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. | The rivers Yare, Waveney and Bure flow into Breydon, which connects the northern Broads to the southern Broads. |
The area is tidal and currents can be significant. High water on Thursday morning was at 08:38 BST. | |