REGIONAL: Three bodies recovered from Beachy Head

Three bodies were recovered from Beachy Head yesterday.

Police received a report of a person falling from the beauty spot at 9.35am.

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Coast near Beachy Head

Lifeboat crews and coastguards were called to recover the body.

At 12.10pm the body of a man, believed to be in his 40s, was seen floating in the sea at Holywell and shortly after 2pm, there was a report of a man falling from Beachy Head.

Again lifeboat crews and coastguards were called out to recover the bodies.

A spokesperson at Sussex Police said: ‘There are no suspicious circumstances and the coroner’s officer has been informed.’

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