Body of woman pulled from sea at Saltburn beach
Emergency services scrambled to the beach following reports of a body in the water at around 2pm
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Your support makes all the difference.The body of a female has been pulled from the sea off Saltburn beach in North Yorkshire.
Emergency services, including two lifeboats and an air ambulance, scrambled to the beach following reports of a body in the water at around 2pm on Sunday.
Cleveland Police said the woman, who has not yet been named, was recovered and her family have been notified.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call to 999 at 13:35 to reports of a body recovered from the water.
“The coastguard attended the scene and we dispatched two double-crewed ambulances, a specialist paramedic, and the air ambulance.”
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