UK UK - Appeal to ID body found on Somerset beach 30 years ago

[Luwin]

Thirty years after the discovery of a woman's body on a beach, an image has been released to try and identify her.

A team of voluntary investigators at charity Locate International is revisiting the case of a woman found near the Low Lighthouse on Burnham-on-Sea beach on 13 January 1993.

The discovery by an off-duty coastguard followed the fierce UK Braer Storm, the most intense north Atlantic cyclone recorded to date.

She was aged about 60 or 70.

The charity said it hoped by releasing a new digital image, produced by Scotland-based forensic artist Hew Morrison, it might finally be able to identify her.

Described as being white, 157cm (5ft1ins) tall, with a thin build, she also had very long grey hair.

Appeal to ID body found on Somerset beach 30 years ago

In a bid to identify her, investigators produce a digital image of a woman found in Burnham-on-Sea.

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[dotr]

Appeal to ID body found on Somerset beach 30 years ago

In a bid to identify her, investigators produce a digital image of a woman found in Burnham-on-Sea.

www.bbc.com

''The discovery by an off-duty coastguard followed the fierce UK Braer Storm, the most intense north Atlantic cyclone recorded to date.''

''Described as being white, 157cm (5ft1ins) tall, with a thin build, she also had very long grey hair.''

''Eastern European links​

She had a gold band-type ring and was carrying a packet of paracetamol tablets purchased from Superdrug and an "After Curry" mint with the word "Kansaras" printed on it.

Mr Grimstead asked for anyone who recognised her, the description of her clothes or anyone who "served her the Kansaras after-dinner mint, maybe in a curry house", to get in touch with the charity.
The team is also looking into a possible link with the eastern European community in the West Country and has asked anyone with links to the community around 1993 if they recognise her or her description.''

 

[Bit of hope]

IMO. Considering her age she probably always wore the long gray hair in a bun. When I was young we had an elderly neighbor who had also very long gray hair. Only once in all those years I saw her wearing her hair loose and long, namely when she chased out a dog from her garden, with her nightgown still on.

 

[Triss]

The team is also looking into a possible link with the eastern European community in the West Country and has asked anyone with links to the community around 1993 if they recognise her or her description.

She does have this Eastern/Central European look to her. I hope someone misses this woman. Following.

 

[Bit of hope]

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[Bit of hope]

It would be interesting to know what the content of her stomach was. No coat mentioned. Did she step out of a restaurant in the storm. Unlikely that nobody missed their table guest?

No eye color, although on the recon she has blue eyes. No cause of death (did she get unwell, before she entered the water, did she have "a condition"?), no PMI. Nothing about the storm details or current in relation to where she was found. When did it hit that side of the UK? IMO they can't be sure the storm had anything to do with it.

 

[dotr]

New photo appeal issued 30 years after body was washed up on Burnham beach

Thirty years to the day after the body of a woman was found washed up on Burnham-On-Sea beach, a new image has been released to try and identify her at last.

www.burnham-on-sea.com

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Appeal to identify body of woman found on beach 30 years ago | ITV News

The woman was found on the beach at Burnham-on Sea on January 13, 1993 by an off duty coastguard near the Low Lighthouse. | ITV News West Country

www.itv.com

''The area around Bristol and North Somerset suffered intense weather around the time she was found. On 12 January 1993 thunder was widespread in the Bristol Channel area, a tornado struck Congresbury, Yatton saw hailstones up to 10mm in size, while streets in Weston-super-Mare were reported to be white with hailstones.

Dave Grimstead, Locate International’s CEO and founder, said: “As we reach 30 years since her death, we’re hoping someone out there can help unite Burnham-on-Sea woman with her real name.''

. She was wearing a light green and beige overcoat with a dark green fur lined hood, dark ankle socks, and a knee-length black skirt with a ‘Jaeger’ label.

She had one shoe from Stead & Simpson, described as blue with a blue bow and a 1.5” heel and was also wearing black, knitted gloves and a yellow and black patterned scarf.

She was wearing three cardigans. One of these was a light blue knitted cardigan with two pockets, no buttons, and a wraparound belt while the other was a black cardigan with black beads around the shoulder and neck.

She was also wearing a pink cardigan with gold and pink buttons and a long collar.

ETA
This article states that the UID woman was wearing what is described as high heels?

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''She also wore a blue cardigan, a black cardigan and a pink cardigan, as well as a multicolored scarf, high-heeled shoes and a pair of black knitted gloves.''

 

[Bit of hope]

When I think of a severe storm which can potentially sweep people away I think of something like this. This is Clevedon Pier and storm Eunice. Was she alone in the UK? Estranged from family/no family left? Sad that nobody "claimed" her in the past 30 years. The high heeled shoes sound to me she was not particularly planning to go "wave watching". Waves batter Somerset coast amid 'perfect storm' Eunice

 

[imstilla.grandma]

She had only one shoe, described as blue with a blue bow as well as having on three cardigans underneath the coat - a heavy light blue cardigan, a black one with black beads around the collar and shoulder and a pink cardigan with gold buttons. She also had on a knee length Jaeger-branded black skirt.

She had in her possession a packet of paracetamol tablets, as well as an 'after curry' mint with the word Kansaras on it. The public is asked to see if anyone saw her out walking or is anyone familiar with Kansaras mints.

Retired police officers Dave Grimstead and Neil Smith started Locate International three years ago to help in solving unsolved missing persons cases. Dave said: “There are just over 11,000 unsolved missing person cases and 1,000 unidentified people and police don’t always have the resources to tackle all these cases.”

He said the charity has about 150 community volunteers and 150 university volunteers, with both volunteer sets bringing together a wide range of different backgrounds and experiences. This ranges from doctors and lawyers to mental health and IT professionals and Dave added the team are talented and dedicated when it comes to solving cold cases and bringing closure to desperate families.

“Having such a diverse group of volunteers is where the value comes in, as we have such diverse cases. We also have volunteers in Europe and Australia and so it also helps with languages.”

Neil said: “Some of these cases go back as far as the 1970s who at that time would have had parents or partners. But there will still be family members many years later and if we can give them answers and closure, that’s what drives our volunteers.”

Dave highlighted that a small clue could often be a lead for the investigating volunteer. The charity is also a member of the International Cold Case Analysis Project which works with Missing Persons and police networks which includes teams from universities in the UK, France, Germany, North Macedonia and Australia and trains students in investigation techniques for missing and unidentified people.

Anyone who may have information regarding the above two cases can visit Locate International’s website and to look under Current Cases where information can be shared with the team.

 

[Bit of hope]

Thinking about this lady today. Just thoughts: Could she have traveled from somewhere else and took her own life. Considering the gold ring, maybe she missed a deceased loved one very much. Could she have swept of her feet in the storm? Or could she have become homeless no longer capable of paying expenses after the loss of somebody who took care of her. No anwers. If she had lived in the surroundings where she was found one suspects an empty house/room f.i. and a missing tennant or neighbor that locals would have linked to her body.