Police issue statement after body of woman recovered from water near Kidderminster road

The body of a woman has been removed from water near a major road near Kidderminster.

West Mercia Police said it was called to reports of someone being in the water near Wolverley Road on Monday morning, with the body being found.

The force said the death was not being treated as suspicious and was preparing a file for the coroner.

A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: “We received a call around 7.50am this morning (22 June) with a report of somebody being in the water near to Wolverley Road in Wolverley.

“Officers arrived and sadly the body of a woman was found.

“The circumstances are not being treated as suspicious, with no third-party involvement and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to an incident on Wolverley Road in Wolverley, Kidderminster at 8.06am and sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance to the scene.

“On arrival, crews found a woman in a critical condition and immediately began administering advanced life support.

“Sadly, despite best efforts, nothing could be done to save her and she was confirmed dead at the scene.”