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| A woman has died after a cliff face collapsed in West Cumbria, trapping her under the debris. | A woman has died after a cliff face collapsed in West Cumbria, trapping her under the debris. |
| Attempts were made to revive the woman, but she was pronounced dead at the scene at South Beach in Whitehaven. | |
| It is believed the 55-year-old was in a walking party passing under the cliff when it collapsed at about 1150 GMT. No-one else was hurt. | |
| A Cumbria Fire Service spokesman said recent heavy winds and rainfall had probably weakened the cliff face. | A Cumbria Fire Service spokesman said recent heavy winds and rainfall had probably weakened the cliff face. |
| Fire crews and the coastguard service attempted to rescue the woman from under the debris but they said a large part of the cliff face had fallen on her. | |
| A spokesman for the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said: "I think she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. | |
| "We understand she was walking along the shore and part of the cliff face, about 20ft (6m) high, gave way and buried her. | |
| "We assisted to make the area safe and to get the lady out, but she was pronounced dead." |