A child has died after being found near the White Cliffs of Dover.

Police, medics and the coastguard were sent to Swingate, between Dover and St Margaret's Bay, yesterday.

The child, whose age has not been released, was taken to hospital but could not be saved.

A police spokesman said: "Kent Police, HM Coastguard and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended an area near Swingate, Dover on the evening of Monday, April 4.

"A child was taken to a local hospital, where they were pronounced deceased.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner."