PHOTOS: Emergency services in major operation after body found on Peacehaven beach
Police, ambulances, and the Newhaven and Birling Gap coastguard were called to the scene at around 11.20am, to reports of a body at the bottom of cliffs.
A spokesperson for Sussex Police said sadly the body of a male was found.
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Hide AdThey added that officers were working with the coastguard to recover the body.
The incident is not being treated as suspicious and the coroner’s officer has been informed.
A coastguard rescue officer suffered a minor injury in the process and had to be winched to safety in the helicopter.
A spokesperson for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said he was treated by paramedics at the scene.
No further information is available at this point.