Chippenham woman dies after falling into sea from cliff in Cornwall

A Chippenham woman has died after falling off a cliff in Cornwall on Wednesday.

Emergency services were sent to the scene in Perranporth following a call about the welfare of a woman reported to be near the cliffs in the early hours of 5 September.

During negotiations, the woman, named locally as Kat Applegate, fell into the sea. She was located by the coastguard and taken to hospital where she was later confirmed deceased.

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The mother-of-three, in her 30s, grew up in Chippenham and previously worked at Wavin Plastics.

“The death is not currently being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner”, a spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said.

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