Woman in 300ft cliff plunge death as husband watches in horror One local said: "The cliffs are stupendously high and the cliff edges cracking and flaky. A tiny momentary lapse in concentration is all that's needed. Terrible. The circumstances of her death remained a mystery but police downplayed local suggestions she had been blown over the cliff by strong winds. Her body was found by two coastguard teams near the lighthouse a short time later. Police later seized a car, believed to belong to the couple, which had been parked at a nearby cafe. Officers are also due to take further statements from the husband, who is said to be "badly shocked." A Sussex Police spokesman said early investigations suggested the woman had "accidentally stepped off" the cliff. He said: "Just before 3pm (on Saturday), police were called to Beachy Head by the Belle Tout lighthouse after a woman was seen to fall from the top of the cliff. Her body was recovered from the base of the cliff by the Coastguard shortly afterwards. She is believed to be a 49-year-old female not from the Sussex area. He added: "Her husband was present at the time of the tragic accident but the death is not being treated as suspicious and no one has been arrested and no one is expected to be arrested." Last night, a Solent Coastguard spokesman said that it was believed the woman slipped. There are no restrictions at the cliff edge and locals said visitors often walked too close to the edge, posing for photographs. A report is being prepared for the coroner. A 12-year-old boy has suffered serious head injuries after falling 200ft (61m) in the Lake District in Cumbria. The unnamed boy, from Buckinghamshire, was walking with his family when he fell on Saturday at about 10:00 BST. Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue said he fell from Jack's Rake at Stickle Tarn, in the Langdale Pikes mountain range and had serious head injuries. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. An RAF Sea King helicopter took the boy and his father to the major trauma centre at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary where he arrived in a stable condition.