Woman dies after becoming trapped under boat in Great Yarmouth

A woman in her 30s has died after becoming trapped under a boat on the River Bure in Great Yarmouth.

The river was closed near Great Yarmouth Yacht Station in North Quay at around 1.30pm today (Wednesday 19 August).

The woman, who was from the London area, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Norfolk Police, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, the Coastguard and the East of England Ambulance Service all attended the incident.

A cordon has been put in place around the boat and enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances leading up to the incident and how the woman came to be in the water.

Lawn Avenue, which was closed earlier today whilst emergency services were on scene, has now been reopened.