British woman ‘found dead behind church during family holiday in France'
The woman, who has yet to be named, is believed to have been on a trip to Normandy. She was discovered on rocks by St-Nicolas church in Barfleur by a walker at around 9am on Friday.
The French television network France3 reported that the woman appeared to have drowned, but that the circumstances surrounding her death appeared 'somewhat unclear'.
According to the Ouest-France newspaper, she had been staying with her family in a rented cottage on the quayside in the small fishing village.
Forensic and research teams joined forces with criminal investigators and the gendarmerie, and an autopsy was carried out on Friday afternoon.
The Normandy Prefecture declined to comment on the case, and the public prosecutor could not be reached for comment.
Last week, a 35-year-old British woman was killed in Beaune, France, while jogging with her husband. The woman was hit by a car as she ran through Avenue Charles de Gaulle, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A local 45-year-old man, believed to be the driver involved, was arrested.
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