The body of an elderly woman was recovered from a lake at a Derbyshire nature reserve this morning.

Derbyshire Police were called by a member of the public just after 7.40am on Monday, June 26 to Straws Bridge Nature Reserve in Ilkeston – following a report that a body had been found.

A woman, aged in her 70s, was discovered in the water and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from the East Midlands Ambulance Service.

An investigation into her death has been launched, but officers do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.

The woman’s body was found earlier today.

placeholder image — The woman’s body was found earlier today.

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