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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.
Norfolk Police confirmed the bodies of a man and a woman were found after they were called to Breydon Water, Great Yarmouth. 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 after a member of the public reported seeing the bodies on a mudbank. 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.
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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 said: "We're unsure if it is a crime. Det Insp Chris Burgess of Norfolk Police, who is overseeing the inquiry, 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.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." 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.
Breydon Water is tidal and currents can be significant. High water on Thursday morning was at 08:38 BST. The area 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.