The body of a man was discovered today at the base of the 250ft-high cliffs at Beachy Head.

The man plunged over the cliffs 200 yards east of the Belle Tout lighthouse, Eastbourne.

His fully-clothed body was discovered washed up close to the cliff edge at 8am this morning after the man was reported missing and his car was found at Beachy Head.

The body was brought ashore by Eastbourne Inshore Lifeboat and taken to Eastbourne District General Hospital.