The death of an Irish woman whose body washed up on the beach in Blackpool has been described as a mystery.
Bernadette Mary Connolly was reported missing on January 7 after her coat and bag were found on Donabate Beach in Ireland. Around a month later, on February 4, a body washed up in Blackpool that DNA analysis confirmed to be Bernadette's.
The Dublin-born mum was last seen being dropped off by a taxi at the car park of the Shoreline Hotel in Donabate at around 11.50am on January 7, an inquest at Blackpool Town Hall heard.
