Tragedy as woman's fully-clothed body is found washed up on Cronulla beach by a passer-by
- Tragedy as woman's fully-clothed body is found washed up on Cronulla beach
- A crime scene has been established after the body was found by a passer-by
- A post mortem will determine her cause of death in the coming days
A woman's fully-clothed body has washed up on a beach prompting police to launch investigation to identify the victim.
A crime scene has been established after the body washed up on North Cronulla Beach in Cronulla, New South Wales, on Wednesday morning after being discovered by a member of the public around 5am.
A post mortem examination will be conducted in the coming days to determine her cause of death.
Tragedy as woman's fully-clothed body is found washed up on Cronulla beach (pictured)
A crime scene has been established after the body was found by a passer-by
At this stage police say they do not know the circumstances of her death.
A police helicopter is expected to conduct a search of the region today.
Locals are in shock and are waiting for the woman's identity to be revealed, the Daily Telegraph reported.
'Being The Shire, whether we know them or someone we know does ... The Shire is small, it would be weird if we hadn't heard of them,' local resident Kate Beudeker said.
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Morning joggers ran along the promenade as police worked to find any hints as to how the woman died before clearing the scene.
Lazaros Theodoridis arrived to work at a building opposite where the body was discovered and was shocked to find police scanning the area.
'The police were searching all the way along the beach ... It's a real shock to everyone,' Mr Theodoridis said.
'If it were a drowning, why would police walk all the way along, left and right.'
Inquiries are continuing. No further details are known at this time.
A post mortem will determine her cause of death in the coming days
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