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Body found on Colchester beach

A post-mortem is set for Thursday on a body found washed up on a beach in Essex.

Ontario Provincial Police said officers were called to a private beach in Colchester around 3 p.m. Wednesday after the body was discovered.

The body of the unidentified female was taken to London Health Sciences Centre for the post-mortem, according to OPP Constable Stephanie Moniz. Police are working with the coroner to identify the body and determine the cause of death.

Additional details will be passed along as they are released.

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