A dogwalker's death will remain unexplained after she was found collapsed on a footpath.
Christine Ash was found by passers by along Nacton Foreshore, near Levington on October 12 last year. She had been out walking her dog, which was found with her, and appeared to have collapsed.
The members of the public called the emergency services, who attended, although due to the remote location it took paramedics around two to three minutes of walking along the path before they found Mrs Ash.
An air ambulance attended, but Mrs Ash died at Ipswich Hospital on October 14.
Mrs Ash’s sister, Mary Rudd, made a statement which was read out in court. Ms Rudd said she had last seen her sister on October 1, having returned from a holiday together in Croatia.
Mrs Ash, 69, had appeared well, apart from a stomach bug she picked up just before they left, which she had since recovered from. She was otherwise in good health.
A “very detailed” post-mortem has been carried out, Suffolk Coroners’ Court was told on Tuesday, when the full inquest into Mrs Ash’s death was held.
However, no cause of death could be reached.
Assistant coroner for Suffolk Dr Daniel Sharpstone said that this made it impossible for him to return a conclusion, with no evidence available to explain how Mrs Ash came by her sudden death.
He therefore returned an open conclusion, meaning that Mrs Ash’s death could not be explained.
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