Overview
- Police discovered a woman’s body on Rhyl beachfront on Sunday, 25 October, with officers first called shortly after 11.15am.
- HM Coastguard said its rescue teams from Rhyl and Flint attended at about 11.23am and a search-and-rescue helicopter was also deployed.
- RNLI lifeboats, the Welsh Ambulance Service and the Wales Air Ambulance joined North Wales Police at the scene as emergency services responded.
- The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, the death is being treated as unexpected, and police have informed her family while inquiries continue.
- In the UK an unexpected death at a scene typically prompts a police investigation and coroner involvement before identity or cause are released, which explains the limited public details so far.