The announcement from the police comes after a photo was sent to this newspaper on the afternoon of Thursday, October 15, showing emergency service vehicles at the bottom of the cliffs in Saltdean.
The picture was submitted at about 5.30pm and showed police vehicles and ambulances at the scene.
An HM Coastguard spokesperson said on Thursday evening: “HM Coastguard was alerted to an incident at Saltdean at around 15:55 this afternoon (15 October). Coastguard Rescue Teams from Newhaven, Birling Gap and Shoreham, an HM Coastguard helicopter and Brighton RNLI lifeboat were sent. South East Coast Ambulance Service and Sussex Police also attended.”
A Sussex Police spokesperson then confirmed on Friday, October 16: “Emergency services responded to a report at 4.14pm on 15 October, that a man had fallen from the cliff at Saltdean. The man, in his 30s, has been identified. He was treated at the scene but sadly died. His death is not being treated as suspicious.”
1. Saltdean
Emergency service vehicles at the bottom of the cliffs in Saltdean on the afternoon of Thursday, October 15. Photo: Sussex News and Pictures Photo: Sussex News and Pictures