The badly decomposed body of a woman aged between 20 and 30 years was found floating in the sea near Benidorm, Alicante, on Saturday morning.
The body was discovered at around 10:00 on Saturday morning by the crew of a pleasure boat.
The Guardia Civil have started an investigation to try and identify the woman and ascertain the circumstances surrounding her death. This will not be an easy task, however, due to the degree of decomposition of the body.