Newhaven lifeboat called after body found off coast


Crews said they received a call from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on Saturday (September 15) that a body had been found off the east coast.
On social media a spokesman for Newhaven Lifeboat said: “The boat left the side at 22.40 and once on scene launched the Y Boat to liaise with Newhaven Coastguard’s search team.
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Hide Ad“The body was recovered back to the lifeboat station and into the care of Sussex Police and the Coroner.”
A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: “A body was discovered at the bottom of Birling Gap Cliffs by a member of the public yesterday (15th Sept 2018) evening.
“Newhaven RNLI ALB, Birling Gap, Eastbourne and Newhaven CRTs were tasked to the area to search for and recover the casualty.”