Man Dies In Cliff Fall In Whitby, North Yorkshire

Man Dies In Cliff Fall

A man has died after falling down a cliff, police said on Friday night.

The man's body was discovered at the foot of Saltwick Nab, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, this afternoon.

He had severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, North Yorkshire Police said.

A lifeboat and Sea King helicopter were scrambled to the scene, police said.

A spokesman said the man's body was lifted to the top of the cliff before being taken to hospital by ambulance.

Police are not treating the death as suspicious.

Officers are trying to contact the man's next of kin, who are thought to live outside the North Yorkshire area.

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