Woman's body found on train line near York
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Version 0 of 1. The body of a woman has been found on a railway line near York, police have said. Officers were called to the village of Copmanthorpe just after 9am on Sunday. North Yorkshire police said the line had been closed while officers, including British Transport police, tried to determine the woman’s identity. Services on the east coast mainline were disrupted for several hours, according to Network Rail, affecting trains between London and Scotland and across the Pennines. All lines have since reopened. Insp Mark Henderson, from North Yorkshire police, said: “Police are currently making inquires to identify the woman and inform her next of kin.” A spokesman for British Transport police said: “Officers from BTP and North Yorkshire police attended and a body of a woman was located and pronounced dead at the scene by members of the ambulance service. This incident is being treated as non-suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.” |