In a tragic turn of events, emergency services responded to reports of a woman falling from a cliff near Brighton Marina on Thursday morning. The incident, which occurred around 8 a.m. on the A259 at Roedean, prompted a significant emergency response involving the fire-rescue-service/" title="East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service" rel="nofollow">East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, police/" title="Sussex Police" rel="nofollow">Sussex Police, and the South East Coast ambulance-service/" title="Ambulance Service" rel="nofollow">Ambulance Service.
Despite the swift intervention of emergency responders, the woman, reported to be in her 50s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The shocking incident led to a temporary closure of the road, causing disruptions to local traffic.
A spokesperson for Sussex Police conveyed the sombre news, stating, “Emergency services were called to the cliffs at Brighton Marina today (February 22) at around 8 a.m. to concerns for the welfare of a woman. A woman in her 50s fell from the cliff and has sadly been confirmed deceased. Her next of kin has been informed and the death has been passed to the coroner.