Rescue operation underway at cliffs in South Shields

Emergency services are on the scene to carry out a rescue of a person who is on cliffs at South Shields.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Dec 2017, 11:35 BST

Updated 15th Dec 2017, 11:50 BST

Emergency services at cliffs in Marsden as they carry out a rescue operation.

Police and firefighters were called out following reports of concern for a man at Marsden cliffs, near Frenchman's Bay.

The situation is currently ongoing and South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade are also involved.

Police at Marsden in South Shields as part of a cliff rescue operation.

Two fire crews from South Shields station and one from Hebburn are both in attendance.

A spokeswoman for Northumbria Police said: "We had a report just after 11am today of concern for a man at Marsden Cliffs in South Shields, near Frenchman's Bay."