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Man dies after cliff collapses on Suffolk beach Man dies after cliff collapses on Suffolk beach
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A man has died following a cliff collapse on a beach in Thorpeness, Suffolk. A man has died after a cliff collapse on a beach in Thorpeness, Suffolk.
Police responded to calls from the ambulance service at 1.25pm following reports of a person trapped on the beach. The victim, believed to be in his 50s, died at the scene before responders could find him, despite a multi-service rescue operation involving police, ambulances, coastguard and fire brigade.
Despite a rescue operation also involving the coastguard and fire brigade, the man, believed to be in his 50s, died at the scene before responders could find him. “The emergency service response was tremendous," an eyewitness, who did not wish to be named, told the Ipswich Star: “There were 50 or 60 people who were desperately trying to dig the man free.”
Bev Allen, Maritime Operations Controller for the UK Coastguard, said: “This was a large scale search and rescue effort in which multiple agencies worked together to free the trapped person."
"We would remind people to be mindful when out walking on the coast. Standing on cliff edges and at the base of a cliff are dangerous places to be as it is impossible to predict when the next piece might fall or how big it will be.”
The death is not being treated as suspicious.The death is not being treated as suspicious.
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