A man has died after falling from the North Pier in Blackpool
A man has tragically lost his life after falling from North Pier in Blackpool. The emergency services were alerted at 7.15pm on Friday evening (June 27) following reports of a man having fallen from the pier.
Despite the efforts of paramedics from the North West Ambulance Service, the man was sadly pronounced dead at the sceneLancashire Constabulary is now conducting an investigation to identify the man and is urging anyone with information to come forward.
A spokeswoman for the force stated: “At around 19:15 yesterday evening (Friday 27th June) we were called by our colleagues at NWAS to reports that a man had fallen from the North Pier in Blackpool.”Officers attended, and very sadly despite the best efforts of emergency services, the man was pronounced deceased at the scene.
“Enquiries are ongoing to identify the man and we’d ask anyone with information that could assist us to contact 101 quoting log 1230 of 27th June.”In a similar incident last year, a woman was injured and taken to hospital after falling through a large section of Blackpool pier. Witnesses at the beach initially feared she had died.
Lancashire Police confirmed that a woman who plummeted through the wooden structure was taken to hospital for treatment. A witness at the beach with his children told Manchester Evening News in August: “I was walking the beach with my kids and heard a thud. A huge thud next to me nearly on top of my head.”
