A holidaymaker has died after falling from a building onto a beach in Cornwall.

Police said that a man in his 50s was confirmed to have died yesterday evening, in St Ives.

Emergency services were called just after 7pm on Thursday, to reports of a person falling onto Porthminster Beach.

Sadly, despite the best efforts of the emergency services there, which included police, ambulance staff, coastguards and an air ambulance crew, he could not be saved.

The man, from Nottingham, is understood to have been staying at a nearby hotel.

Police have confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances and the coroner has been informed.

A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson said in a statement: “Police were called at 7.05pm on 10 August following reports that a man had fallen from a property onto Porthminster Beach at St Ives.

"Police officers, ambulance, air ambulance and HM Coastguard attended. The man was treated at the scene but despite the best efforts of emergency services he was pronounced deceased.

"The man was in his 50s and from Nottingham. Police are not treating the death as suspicious and a file will be prepared for HM Coroner."