Police are investigating after the body of a woman in her 20s was discovered at a property in Great Yarmouth.
Officers were called to an address in Middlegate shortly after 2pm on Tuesday, where the young woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Norfolk Police are treating the death as unexplained and have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Emergency services attended the property in the seaside town, but were unable to save the woman’s life.
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A police cordon was put in place around the area while officers carried out their initial enquiries.
By Wednesday morning, the police cordon had been removed from the property, though one police car remained stationed outside the flat.
The incident has shocked the quiet seaside community, with several neighbours expressing their sadness at the young woman’s death.
A post-mortem examination will be carried out to determine the cause of death.
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Norfolk Police has launched an investigation
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Officers are appealing for anyone with information that could assist with their enquiries to come forward.
Members of the public with relevant information are asked to contact Norfolk Police on 101, quoting incident number 221 of Tuesday, November 19.
Local residents reported seeing multiple emergency vehicles at the scene during the initial response on Tuesday afternoon.
One witness described how the area “was rammed with emergency cars” during the school run. Another local resident, who lives nearby, recalled how the woman “used to be in her garden all the time” and would “chat with anyone who walked past.”
The neighbour noted she hadn’t seen the woman in her garden for several days before the discovery.
“It’s sad. When she used to be in her garden, she’d chat with anyone who walked past,” the resident said, describing the death as “heartbreaking,” the neighbour told the Great Yarmouth Mercury.
Another local resident, who has lived in Middlegate since 2017, said: “I have lived here for many years and I never saw her. I feel sad that a person has died alone.”
A man visiting his mother in the area said: “It is a shame when somebody that young passes away with their life in front of them.”