A woman in her sixties has been found dead in a flat near Aberdeen beach, police have said.
The property on the city’s Beach Boulevard remained sealed off all day after the alarm was raised at around 6am.
Police descended on the scene and set up a cordoned around the block of flats opposite the retail park.
They said they were treating the death as “unexplained” and investigations are ongoing.
Earlier today, police confirmed the deceased was a woman in her sixties.
Detective inspector Allen Shaw said: “Our investigation is at a very early stage and there will be a police presence including a police pod in the area while initial enquiries are carried out.
“Thank you in advance to local residents for your patience.”
One person who was caught up in the incident was Sarah Palmer, who lives in a ground floor flat in the same building.
She said: “It all got started at about 5.45am.
“We can hear people coming in and out because we’re on the ground floor.
“At first we got really annoyed then we saw an ambulance outside and the police.
The 24-year-old added: “The police did not tell us anything at all about what was happening, they just told us to stay inside.
“We were told we could not leave and just got out at 11am.”