THE search is going on to discover the identity of the man who fell 50 feet to his death off the Ashton Memorial on Saturday morning.

No-one saw the fall at 11am on Saturday morning but several people have come forward to say they heard him hit the ground.

Paramedics treated him for massive head head injuries. He was taken to the RLI but died two hours later.

Passers-by saw him walk around the side of the memorial and into the building. He also suffered fractured ribs, and a broken arm and pelvis. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances.

Yesterday (Wednesday) morning the coroner's officer PC Stephen Broadbent said he was no further forward in trying to identify the body.

He reiterated an appeal to the public: "We have an identifiable body. We have sent his fingerprints to Scotland Yard and are awaiting to see if they are on record as well. But the main hope is the public.

"I would urge them to read the description and if they suspect anything to give us a call.

"It may be that he was a student - I know they have just done their finals.

"We have to face the fact that he could have come from anywhere around the world without knowing anyone.

"I've never known a situation like this before."

Mr Broadbent said the police were considering issuing an artist's impression or computer generated image if no-one comes forward.

The man was in his late 20s, 6ft 1ins, of proportionate build with dark brown wavy collar length hair and brown eyes. He wore a black bomber-type jacket with orange lining, black jeans, a green shirt and white trainers.

Anybody with any information which may identify the body is asked to call the coroner's officer PC Stephen Broadbent on 63333.

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