Man arrested after woman found dead in hotel room

Hotel resort set back from a carpark lined with some trees and bushes Image source, Google
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Officers responded to reports of a sudden death at the Village Hotel on East Park Drive in Blackpool

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A man has been arrested after a woman was found dead in a hotel room.

The woman, in her 30s, was discovered at the Village Hotel in Blackpool at about 09:30 GMT on Monday, Lancashire Police said.

Her death is being treated as unexplained.

A man from Leeds, also in his 30s, was held on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug and has since been released under investigation.

Police urged anyone with information about the incident, at the hotel on East Park Drive, to come forward.

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