A cliff fall at a West Country beach sparked a heavy emergency services response over fears people were trapped. A section of the cliff gave way on East Beach in West Bay on Sunday evening (May 21) and led to a major 999 response.
Firefighters along with Dorset Police, ambulance crews and West Bay Coastguard Rescue Team who were told by members of the public that there may have been people along the beach below the cliffs at the time of the fall, reports Devon Live.
Emergency services were unable to access the rock fall area due to the high tide and unstable cliffs, but a resident was able to use his drone to survey the area from a distance. CCTV was also analysed while witnesses who saw the cliff fall confirmed no one was near the cliff when it fell.
