Detectives investigating the death of a 66-year-old woman in Winchelsea have ruled out foul play following the discovery of her body on Monday.
“We’re preparing a report for the coroner and it’s not being deemed as suspicious,” Geelong Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Guthrie confirmed to the Independent this afternoon.
Emergency services attended a worksite on Main Street about 12.40pm following reports of a deceased woman.
The woman, Eliza McCarthy, was a contributor at community newspaper the Winchelsea Star.
Ms McCarthy wrote poetry and about public events in her contributions to the volunteer-run newspaper.
On July 3 she wrote of her excitement in receiving a response from Buckingham Palace after writing a letter to Queen Elizabeth II to wish the monarch a happy 92nd birthday.
Ms McCarthy was a member of Winchelsea Uniting Church and regularly attended congregations.
Torquay Crime Investigation Unit detectives are awaiting an autopsy, with the result due in coming days.
The Independent understands detectives are investigating the possibility that Ms McCarthy suffered a medical episode before collapsing in a housing estate off Main Street, near Moran Way.
