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| Woman killed in Eastbourne cliffs accident | Woman killed in Eastbourne cliffs accident |
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| A woman was killed when she accidentally stepped off an East Sussex cliff while walking with her husband. | A woman was killed when she accidentally stepped off an East Sussex cliff while walking with her husband. |
| She fell 300ft (91m) from a spot near the Belle Tout lighthouse on the clifftop near Eastbourne at about 15:00 BST on Saturday. | She fell 300ft (91m) from a spot near the Belle Tout lighthouse on the clifftop near Eastbourne at about 15:00 BST on Saturday. |
| The woman's body was found by the Eastbourne inshore lifeboat to the west of the lighthouse. | The woman's body was found by the Eastbourne inshore lifeboat to the west of the lighthouse. |
| Sussex Police have ruled out suicide or foul play, and have described her death as a "tragic incident". | Sussex Police have ruled out suicide or foul play, and have described her death as a "tragic incident". |
| The weather on the clifftop on Saturday was very wet and squally, with visibility significantly reduced. | |
| Today I can see people standing just half a foot away from the edge of the cliff taking photographs. | |
| People that know the area are sighing in disbelief at the scene. | |
| They later took away a car, believed to belong to the couple, which had been parked at the Birling Gap cafe. | They later took away a car, believed to belong to the couple, which had been parked at the Birling Gap cafe. |
| Officers said the couple, who were walking their dog at the time, were not from the local area. | Officers said the couple, who were walking their dog at the time, were not from the local area. |
| There are no restrictions at the cliff edge, and visitors on Sunday said people were always walking too close and posing for photographs, but fences would spoil the view. | There are no restrictions at the cliff edge, and visitors on Sunday said people were always walking too close and posing for photographs, but fences would spoil the view. |
| One person said that people could not help themselves, while another said the cliff edge seemed to draw them in. |