Body recovered after emergency incident closed North Yorkshire beauty spot

A body has been recovered after an emergency incident which closed North Yorkshire beauty spot Cornelian Bay, near Scarborough, on the North Yorkshire coast.

A body has been recovered from Cornelian Bay in North Yorkshire. <i>(Image: North Yorkshire Police)</i>

(Image: North Yorkshire Police)

A body has been recovered from a bay on the North Yorkshire coast.

Emergency services have been at the scene at Cornelian Bay this morning and asked people to avoid the area.

The incident led to the closure of the bay with a North Yorkshire Police spokesperson warning that Cornelian Bay was "likely to be closed for the foreseeable future whilst emergency services and partners work at the scene of an incident".

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The spokesperson has now confirmed that a body has been recovered at Cornelian Bay.

"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the identity of a body recovered from Cornelian Bay.

"At this early stage, there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

"No further information will be released at this time."

Cornelian Bay has been closed today, Wednesday, October 14, while emergency services deal with an incident. (Image: Google Maps)

The secluded Cornelian Bay is south of Scarborough, between the headlands of White Nab and Knipe Point, just north of Cayton Bay, on the North Yorkshire coast.

A steep and unpaved path leads down to the beach off the A165 Filey Road, or via the Cleveland Way clifftop path.

If it's safe to do so, and you have eyewitness comments or photos from the scene, please email nadia.jeffersonbrown@newsquest.co.uk

More to follow.