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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham

Two bodies discovered below cliffs at tourist spot

  • The bodies of a man and a woman were discovered on rocks below cliffs at Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire.
  • A member of the public reported the discovery to North Yorkshire Police at 7:16 PM on Wednesday evening.
  • Emergency services, including the Coastguard and a helicopter, recovered the bodies by 8:24 PM due to the incoming tide.
  • Paramedics confirmed the deaths at the scene, and the bodies were subsequently taken to hospital by ambulance.
  • Police are currently working to trace the next of kin and are investigating the circumstances of the deaths for a coroner’s report.

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