A MAN and woman have been found dead at the bottom of a cliff at a popular seaside beauty spot.
Police were called to Whitby Abbey, in North Yorks., at 7.16pm yesterday after a local spotted the pair.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Emergency service teams have been involved in the recovery of two bodies from beneath the cliff at Whitby Abbey on Wednesday evening.
“A member of the public called the police at 7.16pm after spotting a man and woman on the rocks below.
“With the tide coming in fast, the Coastguard coordinated a helicopter recovery to ambulance crews near Whitby Abbey. This was completed at 8.24pm.
“Paramedics confirmed the deaths, and the bodies have been taken to hospital by ambulance.
“Police are on with tracing the next of kin of the man and woman while the investigation continues into the circumstances of the sudden deaths for a coroner’s report.”
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