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  "path": "/2026/06/27/man-dies-falling-100-ft-cliff-front-beachgoers-28948013/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-27T14:32:02.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Emergency services were called to Fisherman’s Walk in Bournemouth yesterday after concerns were raised over a man’s welfare (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)\n\nA man has died after falling from a 100 ft cliff in Dorset during the heatwave.\n\nEmergency services were called to Fisherman’s Walk in Bournemouth yesterday after concerns were raised over a man’s welfare.\n\nOfficers began speaking to him but the man soon fell from the 100 ft height.\n\nHe died at the scene, and is yet to be formally identified.\n\nHis death is not being treated as suspicious but Dorset Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.\n\nPolice have urged witnesses to not share any footage of the fall online.\n\nOne witness told the Dorset Echo: ‘I was on the beach directly opposite, getting myself organised and I looked up and saw movement.’\n\n_Samaritans are here to listen, day or night, 365 days a year. You can call them for free on 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org or visit samaritans.org for more information._\n\nHe then suddenly fell, with onlookers who went to the beach during the heatwave left ‘screaming’.\n\nDorset Police said: ‘The man is yet to be formally identified.\n\n‘The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for HM Coroner.\n\n‘As police were already in attendance when the fall happened, a referral was made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) as is standard in incidents of this nature.’\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Man dies after falling from 100 ft cliff in front of beachgoers"
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