A man died falling from a 200 foot cliff in Dorset.
The man, in his 40s, slipped and fell from Stair Hole in Lulworth Cove in front of his family, after climbing halfway up the mountain around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 18.
Emergency services flocked to the scene soon after, the Mail Online reports, with coastguards, a lifeboat crew and an air ambulance rushing to the scene to help the man.
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Paramedics treated the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene with serious injuries.
The BBC reported that the man was from the Bedfordshire area.
A Dorset Police spokeswoman told the Mail: “Dorset Police received a report on Sunday around 6.30pm that a man had fallen from rocks at Stair Hole near Lulworth Cove in the Purbeck area.
“Officers attended the incident along with other emergency services. Very sadly, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“His family has been notified and the coroner has been notified. There were no suspicious circumstances.”
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A spokeswoman for HM Coastguard said: “A 999 call was received around 6.30pm yesterday after a man fell from Stair Hole near Lulworth Cove.
“The Lee-on-Solent helicopter, Weymouth RNLI lifeboat, and Coast Guard rescue teams from Lulworth and Kimmeridge have been dispatched.”
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Source: www.somersetlive.co.uk
This notice was published: 2021-07-19 18:46:39
