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Woman's body found in town lake

Stefan Czapski Old Alresford Pond, with a duck swimming and overhanging vegetationStefan Czapski
Police were called to Old Alresford Pond on Sunday

The body of a woman has been found in a lake in a Hampshire town.

Police were called at 09:18 GMT on Sunday to Old Alresford Pond, in Alresford, a conservation site popular with birdwatchers.

Detectives said: "Despite the efforts of emergency services, the woman – aged in her 50s – was confirmed dead at the scene."

Police said her family had been informed and inquiries were under way into the circumstances of her death.

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