Man dies after falling down World War Two bunker in Capel-le-Ferne
00:00, 14 July 2015
updated: 15:30, 14 July 2015
A man who fell 15ft down a World War Two bunker has died from his injuries.
It happened on Thursday before 1pm when the man was walking on cliff tops near Capel-le-Ferne.
He was airlifted to a London hospital with serious head injuries, but died on Saturday.
A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service said: “We attended near the Valiant Sailor pub in New Dover Road.
“A man suffered a fall into a hole. A technical rescue was needed so fire were on the scene and so were coastguard.”
Several ambulance vehicles were sent to the scene with two ambulances, two cars and Secamb’s Hazardous Area Response Team.
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