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Adam Gillham & Ryan Merrifield

Child dies after being found near White Cliffs of Dover and rushed to hospital

A child has died after being found near the White Cliffs of Dover.

Emergency crews including police, paramedics and the coastguard were called to the Swingate area between Dover and St Margaret's Bay on the Kent coast on Monday evening.

The child, whose age has not been released, but who is thought to have been a teenager, was taken to hospital but could not be saved.

It is not known at this stage how the child died.

It is understood they were discovered at the base of the 150ft Langdon Cliffs - close to HM Coastguard station.

Police are investigating the incident but currently are not treating it as suspicious.

A Kent police spokesman said: "Kent Police, HM Coastguard and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended an area near Swingate, Dover on the evening of Monday, April 4.

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The child was taken to hospital but died (UKNIP)

"A child was taken to a local hospital, where they were pronounced deceased.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner."

Photos from the scene show police officers looking out over the cliffs, as well as an ambulance vehicle which conveyed the patient to hospital.

The incident prompted a huge emergency response - with a coastguard helicopter seen flying overhead and police officers operating by torchlight.

RNLI Walmer were also tasked with carrying out a shoreline search between St Margaret's and Dover Harbour at the same time.

A post on their Facebook page said: "At 18.16 our Atlantic lifeboat Donald McLauchlan was tasked to assist the Coastguard and other emergency services in a search for a missing person between Langdon Bay and St Margaret’s.

"Crew carried out a shoreline search up to the Eastern Arm of Dover Harbour, supported by Coastguard teams and the Coastguard helicopter returning to station at 21.10."

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