Police have released the name of a woman who was found floating dead in a duck pond.
The body of Dorothy Pennington, 62, of Horebeech Lane, Horam, was discovered at Common Pond, near Station Road, Hailsham.
A post-mortem examination found she had drowned and police are not treating her death as suspicious.
Ms Pennington's family issued a statement saying: "Our mother was a private person who was much-loved by all her family and friends."
An inquest will be held.
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