Inquest after Lincolnshire woman found in River Nene

By Oliver Murphy Senior Reporter

Emergency services pulled Margaret Lacey's body from the River Nene on July 14 (Image: Street View)

An inquest has been opened into the death of a woman who was found in a river earlier this year.

Emergency services recovered Margaret Lacey's body from the River Nene, Nene Parade, in Wisbech, at 11.45am on July 14.

Police confirmed she had been reported missing in the neighbouring county of Lincolnshire just days before she was found.

Area coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Simon Milburn opened the 80-year-old's inquest at Peterborough Town Hall on November 20.

The brief hearing heard how Ms Lacey had left home on July 13 and was reported missing the following day.

Police were subsequently called after a concerned member of the public reported a body in the river.

The coroner recorded a provisional cause of death of drowning and adjourn the hearing for a full inquest on March 27 next year.

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