一对70多岁的澳大利亚夫妇在数小时内相继死亡

Medical issues are believed to have motivated the deaths of an elderly couple whose bodies were found at separate locations in Newcastle.

据了解，医疗问题是导致一对老年夫妇死亡的主要原因，他们的尸体在纽卡斯尔的不同地点被发现。

Emergency services were called to a home at Stockton about 8am today after concerns were raised about the residents' welfare.

今天早上8点左右，紧急救援队接到了斯托克顿一家紧急电话，人们开始对居民的福利表示担忧。

Police found the body of a 75-year-old woman inside.

警方在家里发现了一具75岁妇女的尸体。

A short time later, officers retrieved the body of a 76-year-old man from the surf at Stockton Beach.

不久之后，警方在斯托克顿海滩打捞出一具76岁男子的尸体。

Initial inquiries suggest no third parties were involved, with police instead focusing on the husband and wife's medical history.

初步调查显示，没有第三方参与，警方关注到了这对夫妇的病史。

Acting Superintendent Gerard Lawson said it was too early to speculate about what had occurred but described it as a "tragic incident".

代理警司杰拉德·劳森表示，现在猜测发生了什么还为时过早，但他称这是一起“悲剧事件”。

"The family are certainly suffering a terrific loss of parents," he told reporters in Newcastle today.

他今天在纽卡斯尔接受记者采访时说:“这个家庭因失去父母而遭受重大打击。”

He said the couple had been married for several decades.

他说这对夫妇已经结婚几十年了。

"We also believe that there may have been medical issues that underlaid what happened this morning," Mr Lawson said.

劳森表示:“我们认为，今天上午发生的事情可能是由医疗问题造成的。”

Detectives are awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations to determine the direction of further inquiries.

警方正在等待尸检结果，以确定进一步调查的方向。