51 year old man dies at Chasms

Sunday, 8 January 2017 00:00

A man has died after 'going over a cliff edge' at the Chasms yesterday.

At 1.15pm on Saturday, police were called to the area in Port St Mary after a report that a man had been seen to go over the edge.

Coastguards, RNLI and emergency services attended the area where they found the body of a 51 year old male who had sustained fatal injuries.

Officers are carrying out enquiries with the family and will not be releasing any further details at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Headquarters.

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