Body recovered from Cornelian Bay near Scarborough

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 13:03 · Archive

A body has been recovered from Cornelian Bay, a North Yorkshire coastal beauty spot south of Scarborough.

A body has been recovered from Cornelian Bay, a secluded spot on the North Yorkshire coast south of Scarborough, after an emergency incident. Emergency services attended the scene on Wednesday, 14 October, and asked the public to avoid the area.

North Yorkshire Police confirmed that a body had been recovered and said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. The force warned that Cornelian Bay was likely to be closed for the foreseeable future whilst emergency services and partners worked at the scene.

Enquiries are ongoing to establish the identity of the person recovered. Cornelian Bay sits between the headlands of White Nab and Knipe Point, just north of Cayton Bay, and is accessed by a steep, unpaved path off the A165 Filey Road or via the Cleveland Way clifftop path.

How it is being reported

• Body recovered after emergency incident closed North Yorkshire beauty spotA body has been recovered after an emergency incident which closed North Yorkshire beauty spot Cornelian Bay, near Scarborough, on the North Yorkshire coast.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 14 Oct, 11:03
• Police issue warning as North Yorkshire beauty spot is closedAn emergency incident has led to the closure of Cornelian Bay on the North Yorkshire coast 'for the foeseeable future'.The Press (York) · 14 Oct, 11:03

In this story: North Yorkshire Police · Cornelian Bay · Scarborough

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