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Jamie Bullen

Two men and woman found dead near cliffs in Dover

Discovered: The bodies were found near Langdon Cliffs in Dover (Picture: Kreuzschnabel/Wikicommons Images)

Three bodies have been discovered near cliffs in Dover.

Kent Police were called just before 2.30pm to Langdon Cliffs on Sunday due to concern for a man’s safety.

The man’s body was found at the bottom of the cliffs by the coastguard along with the bodies of another man and a woman between half a mile to a mile away.

The deaths are not believed to be linked.

A police spokesman said: “Kent Police was called at 2.27pm due to concern for the welfare of a man at Langdon Cliffs, Dover.

“Officers attended and the body of a man was subsequently discovered at the bottom of the cliffs by the coastguard.

“During the search the coastguard also discovered the bodies of a second man and a woman.

“Officers do not believe their deaths are linked to that of the first man."

A Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) spokeswoman said: "At 2.30pm today, Kent Police requested assistance from the UK Coastguard at an incident in the Dover docks area.

"UK Coastguard sent Langdon Battery and Deal coastguard rescue teams, Dover RNLI lifeboat and the UK search and rescue helicopter based at Lydd."

A Dover RNLI spokesman said: "The conditions were quite rough. The other two were rescued by coastguard teams on the shore.

"It's tragic really."

Investigations into the circumstances of the deaths are ongoing.

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