A teenage boy who fell from a cliff in Newquay and remains in a critical condition has been named as sixth form pupil Connor Simmonds

Sixteen-year-old Connor Simmonds is believed to have fallen down a cliff after being lfound on Whipsiderry Beach at around 11am on Tuesday, October 14.

Connor is a sixth form pupil at Treviglas School, St Columb Minor, and police are appealing to anybody who saw Connor on Tuesday morning between 8.30am and 11am to come forward.

Connor was wearing blue jeans, a yellow t-shirt and a green and grey jumper and was possibly wearing a black baseball cap.

Connor’s rucksack was found at the top of the cliff above Whipsiderry Beach, Porth, Newquay.

If anybody saw Connor on Tuesday morning or has any other information regarding this incident please contact Devon and Cornwall Police by phoning 101 quoting enquiry EN/149482/14