Police are continuing to investigate the death of a 21-year-old woman from London, who died last year.
Blessing Olusegun's body was found lying on the beach near Galley Hill at 6.20am on September 18 2020.
Police said a post mortem on September 24 found that her death resulted from drowning.
According to officers, this information was shared with Blessing’s mother on 16 October.
The post mortem examination, carried out by an independent pathologist, reportedly found no evidence of violence or of internal or external injury.
Taking into account all of the evidence available, Sussex Police is currently treating the death as unexplained but not suspicious.
Detectives said they will continue to gather evidence on behalf of the Coroner, who will then hold an inquest to rule on the cause of Blessing’s death.
A petition set up on Change.org calls for further investigations into Blessing's death, disputing the force's assessment that the death is 'not suspicious'.
As of Tuesday (March 16) more than 29,000 people had signed the petition. It claims that the 21-year-old was only in the town for a one week placement working as a carer.
Detective Inspector Pippa Nicklin said:
"We acknowledge there are a lot of people who want answers about what happened to Blessing, and we are working hard to establish the full circumstances of her death so that we can provide those answers to her mother, wider family and friends.
“We understand this is an incredibly distressing time for Blessing’s mother and we are keen to do everything we can so that hopefully she may gain some closure over the death of her much-loved daughter. We remain in regular contact with her, as we have done throughout the investigation, and will ensure to update her promptly of any significant developments in the case.
“Although there continues to be no evidence of crime, we have been keeping an open mind and are still carefully and fully examining all the circumstances leading up to Blessing's death, from her arrival in Bexhill, to her leaving the house where she was working and walking to the beach.
"This remains an open and active investigation – it has never closed. Anyone who saw Blessing that night, or who has any other information that will help, can report online or by calling 101 quoting Operation Vista."
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