Body found in tent outside Spalding church 'unexplained'

Police are treating the death of a woman whose body was found in a tent outside a church as unexplained.

Officers were called to St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Spalding, at 9pm on Monday following a report that a body had been discovered in a tent in the grounds. 

Lincolnshire Police said she had been identified as a 26-year-old woman, whose family had been informed.

A spokesperson said: "We are working hard to understand what has happened and the circumstances around this tragic death.  No arrests have been made." 

Anyone with information should call the force via 101.

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