'Unexplained' death of woman whose body was found in River Ouse

Officers discovered her body whilst working on an unconnected investigation

Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 27th Mar 2026

The body of a woman has been recovered from the River Ouse near Cawood.

Officers discovered her body yesterday (26th March) at around 12pm whilst working on an unconnected investigation.

Her death is being treated as unexplained pending the results of a post-mortem.

Detectives are still working to establish her identity.

They're also looking to establish the circumstances that led to her being in the water, and where and when she entered.

More details will be released when detectives are in a position to do so, they say.

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