Baby girl whose body was found on Welsh shore may have been in water 'for a few weeks', police say

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What to know

  • Officers launched a major inquiry after a walker out for a Sunday evening stroll found the deceased child along the shoreline, in Bangor, Gwynedd, at the weekend.S1
  • Further tests are ongoing, and officers are appealing for her mother to contact them for welfare and medical supportS2
  • A police cordon is in place around Siliwen Road after the body of a baby was discovered on the shore of the Menai Strait (Picture: Daily Post Wales) A newborn baby girl found dead on the shoreline in Wales may have been in the water for weeks, police have said...S3
  • North Wales Police are searching for the mum of a baby girl found dead on the shoreline of Bangor, Wales after a post-mortem suggested she may have been in the water for weeks.S4
  • Police are understood to be keeping an open mind about where the baby entered the water and are taking advice on currents from oceanographersS5
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1mo Dailymail

Baby girl whose body was found on Welsh shore may have been in water 'for a few weeks', police say

Officers launched a major inquiry after a walker out for a Sunday evening stroll found the deceased child along the shoreline, in Bangor, Gwynedd, at the weekend.

1mo Dailyrecord

Baby girl's body found on Bangor shoreline may have been in water for a few weeks

Further tests are ongoing, and officers are appealing for her mother to contact them for welfare and medical support

1mo Metro

Newborn baby girl found dead on shoreline may have been in water for weeks

A police cordon is in place around Siliwen Road after the body of a baby was discovered on the shore of the Menai Strait (Picture: Daily Post Wales) A newborn baby girl found dead…

1mo Independent

Police give update on death of baby girl found on Welsh shoreline

The body of a baby girl was found on the Welsh shoreline on Sunday afternoon

1mo BBC

Body of baby girl found in Wales may have been in the water for weeks, police say

The body of the baby found along the north Wales shoreline was a girl, a post-mortem has revealed.

1mo Mirror

Baby girl found dead on Bangor shoreline ‘may have been in water for weeks’

North Wales Police are searching for the mum of a baby girl found dead on the shoreline of Bangor, Wales after a post-mortem suggested she may have been in the water for weeks.

1mo Irishmirror

Baby girl's body found on Welsh shore may have 'been in water for weeks'

Police are understood to be keeping an open mind about where the baby entered the water and are taking advice on currents from oceanographers

Baby girl whose body was found on Welsh shore may have been in water 'for a few weeks', police say

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What to know

  • Officers launched a major inquiry after a walker out for a Sunday evening stroll found the deceased child along the shoreline, in Bangor, Gwynedd, at the weekend.S1
  • Further tests are ongoing, and officers are appealing for her mother to contact them for welfare and medical supportS2
  • A police cordon is in place around Siliwen Road after the body of a baby was discovered on the shore of the Menai Strait (Picture: Daily Post Wales) A newborn baby girl found dead on the shoreline in Wales may have been in the water for weeks, police have said...S3
  • North Wales Police are searching for the mum of a baby girl found dead on the shoreline of Bangor, Wales after a post-mortem suggested she may have been in the water for weeks.S4
  • Police are understood to be keeping an open mind about where the baby entered the water and are taking advice on currents from oceanographersS5
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S1 Dailymail 1 report · EN
S2 Dailyrecord 1 report · EN
S3 Metro 1 report · EN
S4 Mirror 1 report · EN
S5 IrishmirrorLead 1 report · EN
BBC 1 report · EN
Independent 1 report · EN