Police were called to the waterfront at Broughty Ferry on Saturday morning.

SWNS

A woman's body has been found on a beach in Tayside, police have confirmed.

Police were called to the waterfront at Broughty Ferry at 8.20am on Saturday.

Officers sealed off the town's Douglas Terrace as the death was investigated.

A spokesman for the force said: "Police Service of Scotland can confirm that the body of a 59-year-old female was found on the beach in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, about 8.20am on the 10 January 2015."

There are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances and a report is to be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

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