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Thorpeness cliff collapse kills man Thorpeness cliff collapse kills man
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A man has died after part of a cliff collapsed on to a beach in Suffolk.A man has died after part of a cliff collapsed on to a beach in Suffolk.
The emergency services were called to Thorpeness at about 13:25 GMT on Saturday after reports that a man was trapped. Emergency crews were called to Thorpeness Beach at about 13:25 GMT after reports a man was trapped under a landslide.
A search operation was launched to try to find - and then free - the man, thought to be in his late-50s, but he died at the scene.A search operation was launched to try to find - and then free - the man, thought to be in his late-50s, but he died at the scene.
A spokeswoman for Suffolk Police said they were treating the man's death as "non-suspicious". An elderly woman also suffered minor injuries but was not taken to hospital, ambulance officials said.
Police, fire, ambulance and coastguard crews all took part in the operation.Police, fire, ambulance and coastguard crews all took part in the operation.
The coastguard said it received multiple 999 calls from members of the public telling them a man was trapped.The coastguard said it received multiple 999 calls from members of the public telling them a man was trapped.
History of erosion It is not yet clear where the man was when the cliff collapsed.
'Dangerous places'
Bev Allen, maritime operations controller for the UK Coastguard, said it had been a "large-scale search and rescue effort".Bev Allen, maritime operations controller for the UK Coastguard, said it had been a "large-scale search and rescue effort".
She added: "We ask people to please stay away from this particular area while the emergency services are at work."She added: "We ask people to please stay away from this particular area while the emergency services are at work."
It is not yet known where the man was when the cliff collapsed. She urged people to be "mindful when out walking on the coast" and said standing on cliff edges and at the bases of cliffs were "dangerous places to be".
"It is impossible to predict when the next piece might fall or how big it will be," she added.
Erosion has been an issue on this stretch of coast for a number of years.Erosion has been an issue on this stretch of coast for a number of years.
Large wire baskets full of stones and rocks, called gabions, were installed at Thorpeness in 2010 after storms left the cliffs exposed.Large wire baskets full of stones and rocks, called gabions, were installed at Thorpeness in 2010 after storms left the cliffs exposed.
Suffolk Police said they were treating the man's death as "non-suspicious".