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Autopsy scheduled in London for body that washed ashore in Essex County

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Essex County OPP say the autopsy will be conducted at the London Health Sciences Centre. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

UPDATE: The body has been identified as that of an Ohio woman previously reported missing.

Essex County OPP say they’re investigating after a body was found on a private beach in Colchester, southeast of Amherstburg.

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Police say officers responded to a call at around 3 p.m. Wednesday about the body of a woman that washed ashore in the area.

Investigators are working to identify the person and determine how she died.

Essex OPP say an autopsy will be performed at the London Health Sciences Centre on Thursday.

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