Helen Stewart

Helen Stewart was found dead in a waterlogged trench in a field near St. Mary's Island in Whitley Bay on Sunday, 2 March 1941.

Her body was found by a haulage contractor who was also a special constable at about 10.45am on the Sunday morning whilst he was on patrol duty. He said that she was lying in a trench that contained about 3ft 6in of water. He said that he got assistance and helped to pull her out and then later helped to take her to the mortuary in Seaton Sluice.