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Last Updated: Monday, 20 December, 2004, 17:34 GMT
RN officer died of natural causes
HMS Ark Royal
Lt Douglas began her military service on HMS Ark Royal
Toxicology tests have revealed that a Royal Navy officer found dead on board a warship at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth died of natural causes.

The body of Deputy Marine Engineer Lt Emma Douglas, 29, from Huntley in Aberdeenshire, was found on HMS Cornwall on 3 October.

Lt Douglas, originally from Huntley, Aberdeenshire, was cremated at Buckie in Scotland on 16 November

Police said an inquest would be held in the New Year.

Lt Douglas graduated from Newcastle University before joining the Royal Navy in 2000.

She first served on HMS Ark Royal as an assistant marine engineer and was serving on HMS Cornwall at the time of her death.


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