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Body recovered from Humber Estuary near Grimsby Docks confirmed to be a woman

Written by on 21/03/2019

The body recovered from the Humber Estuary near Grimsby Docks has been confirmed to be a woman.

Formal identification is yet to place and police are unable to confirm the identity of the victim.

A post-mortem is underway and is expected under way and is expected to continue in the evening.

Police said in a statement: “We have been in contact and informed those that needed to be aware of the recovery.”

Officers were called to the docks just before 3pm on Wednesday and a lifeboat was seen moored in the estuary.

Police are still searching for missing student Libby Squire, 21, who disappeared after a night out in Hull more than six weeks ago.

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(c) Sky News 2019: Body recovered from Humber Estuary near Grimsby Docks confirmed to be a woman