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Last Updated: Sunday, 16 November, 2003, 14:15 GMT
Passer-by finds body on beach
An investigation is under way after a member of the public discovered a body on a beach on the Isle of Wight.

The passer-by found the decomposed corpse in Alum Bay, near Freshwater, about 0815 GMT on Saturday.

A police spokesman said it is not yet known whether the body is male or female.

The Isle of Wight coroner has now been notified.





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