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| Student dies in 60ft cliff plunge | Student dies in 60ft cliff plunge |
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| A first-year student has plunged 60ft to his death from a cliff close to his university in Fife. | A first-year student has plunged 60ft to his death from a cliff close to his university in Fife. |
| The 19-year-old was understood to have been taking a shortcut to a beach party when he fell from the cliff in St Andrews at about 0130 GMT. | The 19-year-old was understood to have been taking a shortcut to a beach party when he fell from the cliff in St Andrews at about 0130 GMT. |
| His body was washed up close to the spot where he fell, in the Scores area of the town, at about 0300 GMT. | His body was washed up close to the spot where he fell, in the Scores area of the town, at about 0300 GMT. |
| The student, who has not been named by police, had only just started his course at St Andrews University. | The student, who has not been named by police, had only just started his course at St Andrews University. |
| He is from Shropshire and was with a friend when he fell. | |
| A lifeboat was launched from Broughty Ferry along with an RAF helicopter from Northumberland during the search for him. | |
| A Fife Constabulary spokesman said it had been a tragic accident and that there had been no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. A report is being prepared for the procurator fiscal. | A Fife Constabulary spokesman said it had been a tragic accident and that there had been no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. A report is being prepared for the procurator fiscal. |