The body of a woman in her 50s has been pulled from a river in East Peckham.

Police were called to the waterway near Branbridges Road just after 12pm following the discovery.

Officers were still at the scene at 6pm but a spokesman for Kent Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious.

The woman's next of kin have been informed.

Workers from neighbouring businesses reported seeing a woman crying in a parked car nearby around an hour before the incident.

Several ambulances, around five police cars and a fire engine were at the scene, and the bridge was closed to traffic for around two hours while the body was recovered.

Two boats and a dinghy were also brought in.

Harry Stevenson, of OVS automotive consultants which is based on Branbridges Road, saw the body being recovered from the River Medway.

He said: "We noticed a bit of commotion going on by the river so I went outside to see what was going on.

"There were boats in the river and they were trying to get to the woman. It wasn't a nice thing to see and the mood was very quiet this afternoon.

"It gives you a lot to think about."