Police have identified the woman as an 89-year-old
THE body of a woman discovered in the River Wharfe in Ilkley has been identified as an 89-year-old.
A walker raised the alarm at about 8.30am yesterday after seeing the woman in the water.
Police today said the pensioner was from Ilkley but have yet to release her identity.
The circumstances surrounding of her death remain unclear but it is not being treated as suspicious.
A police spokesman said the Bradford Coroner's office had been informed and an inquest will be held at a future date.
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