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Police, ambulance crews and firefighters called after person falls from cliff at Palm Bay, Margate

19:30, 29 June 2019

updated: 21:37, 29 June 2019

There was a large emergency service presence at a Kent beach this evening after someone fell from a cliff.

Two police cars and a van, a fire engine and Kent Fire and Rescue Service car, two ambulances and a critical care car were spotted at Palm Bay in Margate at around 6.30pm.

In is understood police officers have cordoned off the cliff above the beach.

The beach and cliffs at Palm Bay. Picture: Geograph
The beach and cliffs at Palm Bay. Picture: Geograph

One eyewitness reported seeing a casualty being given CPR.

A Kent Police spokesman said: "Officers were called to reports that a person had fallen off a cliff. Officers are on the scene assisting paramedics."

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