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| Three bodies found at Beachy Head | Three bodies found at Beachy Head |
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| The bodies of a man, woman and young boy have been found at the foot of Beachy Head in East Sussex. | The bodies of a man, woman and young boy have been found at the foot of Beachy Head in East Sussex. |
| The coastguard alerted police that two bodies had been seen at about 2020 BST on Sunday, but the search did not begin until first light on Monday. | The coastguard alerted police that two bodies had been seen at about 2020 BST on Sunday, but the search did not begin until first light on Monday. |
| The identities of the three people have not yet been confirmed, but they are not thought to be local. | The identities of the three people have not yet been confirmed, but they are not thought to be local. |
| Sussex Police said the boy was thought to be about five-years-old. The deaths are not being treated as suspicious. | Sussex Police said the boy was thought to be about five-years-old. The deaths are not being treated as suspicious. |
| The bodies have been recovered from the beach by a coastguard team under the supervision of police officers. | The bodies have been recovered from the beach by a coastguard team under the supervision of police officers. |
| The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a notorious suicide spot. | |
| A Sussex Police spokesperson said the bodies were first spotted by a member of the coastguard who was on a routine patrol with a cliff-top chaplain. | A Sussex Police spokesperson said the bodies were first spotted by a member of the coastguard who was on a routine patrol with a cliff-top chaplain. |
| The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to try to prevent suicides. | The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to try to prevent suicides. |