Two bodies discovered on mudbank in Great Yarmouth
POLICE are investigating after a body of a man and a woman have been discovered at Breydon Water, Great Yarmouth after they were seen by a birdwatcher through a telescope.
Bodies have been found at Breydon Water
Police officers arrived at the scene at 11:20am today after a member of the public reported seeing two bodies on the mudbank.
Police remain on scene and continue to work with colleagues from the Coastguard and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service.
The bodies were found at Breydon Water
Police remain on scene and continue to work with colleagues from the Coastguard and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
Police have since confirmed that two bodies have been discovered at Breydon Water in Great Yarmouth.
It is not known how the pair died.
The authorities say it could take a few hours to recover the bodies, there are five firefighter vehicles on the scene.
There are five fire appliances on the scene
A member of public alerted the police when they saw the bodies
The coxswain of Gorleston Lifeboat said the scene was being treated as "potential crime scene" by police.
A Norfolk Police spokesman said: "Police remain on scene and continue to work with colleagues from the Coastguard and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service."