An 18-year-old girl has died after falling from a cliff in Devon.
The incident happened on Friday afternoon, near Hope Cove in south Devon.Emergency services confirmed that Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bigbury and Kingsbridge, an Independent Rescue Boat from Hope Cove and the Coastguard helicopter from Newquay were all sent to the scene, along with paramedics from South Western Ambulance Service, and Devon and Cornwall Police.
Today, Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed that an 18-year-old girl had died. A force spokesperson said: ‘Police were informed by the Coastguard at around 4.40pm yesterday [19 May] that the body of a woman had been recovered from the beach near Hope Cove. ‘An 18-year-old woman was reported to have fallen from the cliff and was confirmed deceased at the scene.
‘Her next of kin have been informed. The death is not being treated as suspicious and enquiries are continuing.’
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