Cops confirm two of three bodies found at foot of White Cliffs of Dover on New Year’s Day were twin brother and sister
Pair in their 60s were from Cheshire area while third man in his 40s was from Greater Manchester, police say
A PAIR of twins are among three people who may have committed suicide after their bodies were discovered at the foot of the White Cliffs of Dover on New Year's Day.
Rescue teams spotted the brother and sister during a search for another man who was also found dead about a mile away at the foot of Langdon Cliffs on Sunday afternoon.
Kent Police said the unnamed siblings, believed to be 59, were from the Cheshire area.
Their deaths are not thought to be connected to the third person, a 45-year-old man from the Greater Manchester area.
None of the deaths are not being treated as suspicious.
Detective Sergeant Stuart Ward said: "We know they were in London on 22 December and we can place them in Dover on Boxing Day, but we are keen to establish if they were staying locally.
"We have already contacted local hotels but are now asking owners of guest houses, bed and breakfasts and pubs to contact us if they had a man and woman in their late 50s from Cheshire staying over the Christmas and New Year period."
Teams from Dover RNLI and UK Coastguard were dispatched at around 2:30pm after concerns were raised about the well-being of a man seen at the picturesque spot.
During this search the bodies of the two siblings were also found.
The man's body was winched up by helicopter while the brother and sister were reached by teams from the shore.
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A police spokesman said at the time: "Kent Police was called at 2.27pm due to concern for the welfare of a man at Langdon Cliffs, Dover.
"Officers attended and the body of a man was subsequently discovered at the bottom of the cliffs by the coastguard.
"During the search the coastguard also discovered the bodies of a second man and a woman.
"Officers do not believe their deaths are linked to that of the first man.
"Enquiries into the circumstances behind all three deaths are ongoing."
They have appealed for witnesses who may have seen a man and woman in their 60s wearing dark-coloured wet weather clothing near the cliffs any time between Boxing Day and New Year's Day to come forward.
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