The incident occurred on the evening of Sunday, April 7, near Walton Bridge, prompting emergency services to rush to the scene following reports of a person in distress in the water.
Despite the swift action of rescuers, the woman, described as being in her 80s, was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital. As authorities work to piece together the events leading up to the incident, they have stated that the death is not currently being treated as suspicious. However, efforts to understand how the woman ended up in the river are ongoing, with police keen to gather information from the public.
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