Emergency services were called shortly after 4pm to reports that a man had fallen from the pier. An air ambulance landed on the beach next to the pier, but the 44-year-old man from Cumbria was declared dead at the scene from head injuries incurred in the fall.
The pier was destroyed by fire on 30th July.
The clean-up operation has seen charred debris loaded into skips and repair work is progressing to make the site safe for re-opening of the undamaged section of the pier in September.
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