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| East Beach at West Bay cordoned off after landslide | East Beach at West Bay cordoned off after landslide |
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| Part of a Dorset beach has been cordoned off following a "large" cliff fall, Portland Coastguard has said. | |
| The landslip on East Cliff Beach, West Bay, happened at about 14:30 GMT. | |
| Coastguards, the fire service and police were at the scene and people have been urged to stay away from the cliffs. | |
| It is not yet known if anyone was hurt. A coastguard helicopter was used "to determine the state of the remaining cliffs", Solent Coastguard said. | It is not yet known if anyone was hurt. A coastguard helicopter was used "to determine the state of the remaining cliffs", Solent Coastguard said. |
| Watch manager Andy Jenkins said: "We did have a report that two people were missing in the area, but they have now been accounted for." | Watch manager Andy Jenkins said: "We did have a report that two people were missing in the area, but they have now been accounted for." |
| He added Dorset County Council were sending a geologist to assess the site. | He added Dorset County Council were sending a geologist to assess the site. |
| The slip at the East Cliff of East Beach is about a mile along the coast from where Charlotte Blackman, from Derbyshire, died in the Burton Bradstock landslip in 2012. | The slip at the East Cliff of East Beach is about a mile along the coast from where Charlotte Blackman, from Derbyshire, died in the Burton Bradstock landslip in 2012. |
| Another slip at Burton Bradstock happened in January. | Another slip at Burton Bradstock happened in January. |