Woman whose body washed up on beach named

12:59 pm on 7 January 2017

Police have named a woman whose body was found washed up on a Bay of Plenty beach.

The body of 54-year-old Marama Lloyd, also known as Marama Greeks, was found by a member of the public at Morice's Bay in Torere near the town of Opotiki shortly before 7pm last night.

Police said while the investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death was ongoing, it was not thought to be suspicious.

The case will be referred to the Coroner.