West Bay cliff collapse prompts large emergency response

Emergency services are searching rubble after a major cliff collapse at West Bay in Dorset.

The rock-fall happened on the East Cliff side of the Bay at around twenty to eight this evening.

Police, the ambulance service, the coastguard, fire service and a helicopter with thermal imaging equipment have all been involved in the emergency response.

Emergency services on the scene of a cliff collapse in West Bay. Credit: @DG Decorating

However police say it is not believed anyone is trapped after the fall. Chief Inspector Steve White of Dorset Police said: