Police probe death of mystery woman in Torquay

Police are investigating the death of a mystery woman in Torquay.

The woman suffered a medical episode and her death is not being treated as suspicious - but her identity is a mystery

Police were contacted by the South Western Ambulance Service on the morning of Tuesday August 22. They were at Ilsham Marine Drive responding to reports of a woman having suffered a medical episode in the area.

Detective Inspector Katy Deer said: “We were asked to attend to assist with road closures to allow the air ambulance to land.

“Despite the best efforts of first responders, the women was pronounced deceased at the scene.

“Her death isn’t being treated as suspicious and enquiries continue on behalf of the coroner.

“However, at this time the women remains unidentified and we are appealing to the public to assist us with identifying her to allow us to also locate and inform next of kin.

“We have eliminated any known local missing people from our enquiries.”

The women is described as:

White female
Between 50 and 60 years old
Tanned complexion
Medium spiked black/grey hair
Medium build
Approximately 5ft 5ins tall
 

DI Deer said: “She was wearing a navy blue T-shirt which had the print of four Alaskan Huskies on the front (one large husky at the top of the T-shirt with three smaller huskies underneath) and a logo with 'WILD' on the bottom right of t-shirt and bright yellow Solomon Speed Cross Pro trainers, which are very similar to the image here.

“She was also wearing faded light blue denim jeans and a grey/tan knitted cardigan, and was in possession of a large blue bag for life with an Ice Age the movie motif.”

If you are able to assist police with identifying this person then please contact the police via their website or by calling 101 quoting reference 50230229534.