Mystery surrounding bodies of three people found near cliffs in Dover as police believe deaths are 'not linked'
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Police are investigating the deaths of two men and a woman after their bodies were found near to cliffs in Dover.
A man's body was found by Dover Lifeboat crew at 2.49pm yesterday.
Shortly after, the coast guard helicopter found the bodies of another man and a woman less than two miles away.
They are investigating the causes of death, which remain a mystery as police say they believe the cases "are not linked".
A police spokesman said: "We were called at 2.27pm due to concern for the welfare of a man at Langdon Cliffs, Dover.
"Officers attended and the body of a man was subsequently discovered at the bottom of the cliffs by the coastguard.
"During the search the coastguard also discovered the bodies of a second man and a woman.
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"Officers do not believe their deaths are linked to that of the first man."
Speaking about the incident, Dover RNLI press officer Ed Baker said: "It is situated within the port within one of the harbour arms."
Other emergency services, including police and paramedics, were also at the scene yesterday.