A WOMAN was found dead in the water of a Dorset park. 

The woman, in her 60s and from Poole, was found unresponsive at Hamworthy Park on Thursday morning.

She was recovered by emergency services and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Her death is not being treated as suspicious and her family and the coroner have been told. 

A spokesperson for the force said: “Dorset Police received a report at 11.05am on Thursday 26 October 2023 of a person unresponsive in the water off Hamworthy Park in Poole. 

“Officers attended and a woman was recovered from the water. Very sadly she was pronounced dead at the scene.  

“The death is not being treated as suspicious. Her next of next of kin has been informed and our thoughts are with her family at this difficult time. 

“The coroner has been notified.”