A woman in her 60s has been found dead at the same seaside beauty spot where a couple fell to their deaths the day before.

Her body was discovered below the cliffs at Whitby Abbey by a member of the public at 12.53pm on Thursday, July 31.

The day before, a couple, believed to be aged in their 40s, were seen heading towards the cliffs on a path on the North Yorkshire coast.

Their bodies were recovered from the rocks below the 180ft cliffs on Wednesday evening following the apparent suicide pact.

Police, ambulance, coastguard, mountain rescue and lifeboat teams were called after reports of the the third death, which is believed to have involved a fall from the cliff.