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Saturday, September 27, 2008, 14:04
A rescue helicopter from Chivenor took the body to the North Devon District Hospital where a post-mortem will be carried out.
Inquiries are underway to identify the woman.
Ilfracombe and Lynmouth Coastguard Rescue teams also assisted because the location was inaccessible to police.
A member of the Lynmouth rescue team was winched down the cliff to recover any belongings which might help the police investigation. But nothing was found.
A high tide also complicated the operation.
During the afternoon police were investigating a report of a missing 28-year-old woman visitor to the area when the body was discovered.
Police are now trying to get hold of next of kin to identify the body.
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