A WOMAN'S body has been found at the tide's edge of a quay.

Police were called to Bosham Quay in Chichester, where the body was found, at 4.40pm yesterday and an investigation has been launched.

The force is treating the death as unexplained but not suspicious.

Lifeboat crews from Selsey helped with the recovery.

A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said: "At 4.40pm on Saturday, the body of a woman was found at the tide's edge.

"The preliminary indication is she has been washed ashore by the tide."