Overview

• The man fell from North Pier at around 19:15 on Friday, June 27, and was pronounced dead at the scene despite desperate attempts by the North West Ambulance Service.
• His identity remains unconfirmed and Lancashire Constabulary has opened an urgent appeal to anyone with information.
• Witnesses are asked to call 101 quoting log 1230 of June 27 to assist with identification and the ongoing inquiry.
• This is the second recent pier accident in Blackpool after an August fall through Central Pier left a woman seriously injured.
• Enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances of the fall and a coroner’s review will follow under standard protocols for unexplained public deaths.