Fourth person found dead at beneath beauty spot cliff in just four days
Emergency services were called to the iconic beach 11.01am today after reports a woman's body had been found found at Sandsend near Whitby Abbey.
Officers later discovered the body behind the main cark park, below the cliffs.
It comes after three other people have been found dead beneath the cliffs this week.
A man and woman, believed to be in their 40s, fell to their deaths from 200ft cliffs behind Whitby Abbey on Wednesday evening.
Brian Vickers, 63, camping nearby, told MailOnline the path was 'extremely busy with walkers and dog walkers'.
He said: 'I was told the couple who died were walking along the path. Another couple were coming the other way.
'The next thing we know is they jumped. It was absolutely horrific to see. The poor souls did not stand a chance. They fell straight onto the rocks below.
'The coastguard helicopter arrived in an hour and we witnessed the horrific scene of them being winched from the beach to waiting ambulances on the cliff top.'
A woman aged in her 60s was also found dead by the cliffs near Whitby Pavilion on Thursday.
North Yorkshire Police said: 'It has been confirmed that the woman is aged in her 50s and from the local area.
'Officers are supporting the woman's family at this difficult time.
'The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report is being prepared for the coroner.'
The force added: 'There are no connections between this sudden death, the sudden deaths of a man and woman below Whitby Abbey on Wednesday 30 July or the woman below Whitby Abbey on Thursday 31 July.'
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