Family pay tribute to 'beautiful, funny, lovely' woman found dead on beach

The family of a woman whose body was found on a Welsh beach have described her as a "beautiful, funny, lovely person.” Dyfed-Powys Police said the woman's body was discovered on Tuesday evening at a beach near the Pennar area of Pembroke Dock.

The force said the woman's family had been informed after it attended along with UK Coastguard and that the death was being treated as unexplained. An investigation was also launched.

She has now been named as Sian Batchelor, 32, and her family has issued a statement describing her as a "beautiful, funny, lovely person." For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox sign up to our newsletter.

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The family's statement issued through police said: "We are devastated by our loss. Sian was a beautiful, funny, loving person. We will treasure the good times we had with her. We would now like time to grieve and would ask to be given privacy in which to do so.”

The circumstances surrounding Sian’s death are being investigated and police would like to hear from anyone with information, sightings of Sian or contact from Sian, between Thursday, April 25 to Tuesday, April 30.

You can contact police online at https://bit.ly/DPPContactOnline, by emailing 101@dyfed-powys.police.uk, or by calling 101. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired text the non-emergency number on 07811 311 908. You may quote the reference DP-20240430-284.