Police have confirmed a man has died after going over a 100 foot drop in Falmouth this afternoon.

Emergency services were called to Pendennis Rise at 1.30pm after the man went over the edge of the railings from the road overlooking Falmouth Docks.

A police spokesperson said paramedics were currently giving emergency care and the air ambulance had just arrived, to transfer the man to hospital.

Officers are trying to identify the man and get in touch with his next of kin.

The circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear at this stage. 

The website will be updated with more details when we have it.