The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Police searching around Moulton Marsh after a person was seen entering the River Welland have found a body.
Lincolnshire Police say the body of a 35-year-old local woman was found at 1.35pm this afternoon.
The death is not being treated as suspicious.
A statement from the Police states: “”At 10.15am we were called to the nature reserve at Moulton Marsh to a report of a lady having entered the River Welland. For several hours we worked with Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, East Midlands Ambulance Service and Her Majesty’s Coastguard to try to locate this lady.
“Air support from three helicopters, several boats and our own drone were unfortunately unable to locate the lady. I am very sad to report that at 13.35pm we found the body of a 35-year-old local woman and we have informed her next of kin of her death.
“We are not treating the incident as suspicious.”
The Lincolnshire Air Ambulance, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue’s specialist boat teams and drones were being used in the search that started this morning.
