Unknown woman found dead on country lane in Chorley now identified

An appeal to help identify a woman who was found dead on a country lane has been able to locate her family thanks to a community appeal.

The woman, who is white, approximately 40-50 years old with short, dark curly hair and a very slim build, found on Dawson Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancashire.

Lancashire Police said she is about 5’4” tall and has no obvious scars or tattoos.

The police have been unable to access to the data on her mobile phone so released images of her clothing in the hope that the items will be recognised by a loved one.

She was wearing a black ‘Peter Storm’ rain jacket, navy blue waterproof cargo pants, pink ‘Asics’ sports t-shirt, Orange and Black ‘Crane’ footwear, black ‘Ronhill’ gloves, and a rose gold-coloured ‘Lipsy’ watch.

She also had with her a silver-coloured tent/rain cover and police believe the woman was sleeping rough and dressed for the elements.

The woman was found at 11:44am on Friday, 23 August and the death is not being treated as suspicious as police said there is no evidence of third-party involvement.

Det Insp Paul Price said: “I would like to thank the community for sharing our appeal to help with this very sad case.

"Whilst it is good news that we have now identified this woman, my thoughts are very much with her family and loved ones at this time.”