Woman's body is pulled from the water at a popular beach after witnesses spotted her floating near the shore
- A body was pulled from Botany Bay, south of Sydney, on Tuesday morning
- The body, believed to be that of a female, was retrieved just before 9am
- A crime scene was established as authorities investigated the death
A body has been pulled from the water at a beach south of Sydney.
Emergency services retrieved the body, believed to be that of a woman, from a beach along Botany Bay about 8.45am on Tuesday.
A crime scene was established at Monterey, near President's Avenue, as police launched an investigation into the death.
A woman's body was found floating in the water off Monterey, along Sydney's Botany Bay (pictured), on Tuesday morning
The area was closed to the public while emergency services were at the scene.
Four ambulance crews and an ambulance helicopter had initially been called to the area after reports a body had been seen floating in the water.
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Inquires are still continuing but police say at this stage the woman's death is not being treated as suspicious.
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Police were called to the beach about 8.45am on Tuesday and established a crime scene (stock image)
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