THE body of a woman found at Grange at the weekend has been formally identified. Police have confirmed the body of Ann Warren, 69, of Hampsfell Road, Grange, was found after a search. There are no suspicious circumstances at this stage. A police spokesman said her body was found at around 11.20am on December 19. She had previously been reported missing. A multi-agency search involving police, ambulance, mountain rescue and coastguard services was stood down. The teams met up at Grange train station and a lost and missing persons search plan was created. Furness Coastguard explained that the search escalated and required other resources, which became a multi-agency incident involving the Morecambe RNLI Hover Station, Cumbria Police, Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, Bay Search & Rescue, North West Ambulance Service and Ulverston Inshore Rescue.
1/1 A community is in shock after police confirmed that a body has been found in the marshes on Grange over the weekend. Cumbria police confirmed that the body of a woman was found at Grange-over-sands at around 11.20am on December 19. A spokesman for Cumbria Constabulary said: “Formal identification has not yet taken place and inquiries are ongoing. “The circumstances are not believed to be suspicious at this stage.” This follows reports from Saturday that a multi-agency search involving police, ambulance, mountain rescue and coastguard services was stood down at 2pm. Peter Endsor, mayor of Grange, said he was shocked when he saw the sad news reported.
A MULTI-AGENCY search for a missing person has been called to a halt after beginning at 6.30am. Furness Coastguard and Arnside & South Lakes Coastguard Rescue Team were paged at 6.30am this morning to reports of a missing person in Grange. Furness Coastguard said on their Facebook: The two teams met up at Grange train station and a Lost and Missing Persons Search plan was created. The two Coastguard teams carried out a search of the promenade and immediate area. The search escalated and required other resources, which became a multi agency incident involving our colleagues from the Morecambe RNLI Hover Station, Cumbria Police, Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, Bay Search & Rescue, North West Ambulance Service and Ulverston Inshore Rescue.