Man Dies at Rottingdean Beach as Police Enquiries Continue
Rottingdean beach and the Undercliff Walk in a file photo, not taken on the day
A man has died at Rottingdean beach, Sussex Police has said. Officers were called at around 9.40am on Sunday 11 October after concerns were raised for the welfare of a man seen at the water's edge, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The force says enquiries are continuing to establish who he is and how he came to be in the water. He has not been named, and police have given no further details.
Source: Sussex Police statement, as reported by Brighton and Hove News and Sussex World on 11 October 2026
What Sussex Police says
According to the force's statement to the media:
- Officers were called at around 9.40am on Sunday 11 October to Rottingdean beach.
- The call was about concerns for the welfare of a man seen at the water's edge.
- The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Enquiries are ongoing to establish his identity and how he came to be in the water.
The man was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.
Emergency services continue to work in the area and no further information is available at this time.
Sussex Police statement, as reported by Brighton and Hove News
What is not known
Police have not said:
- who the man is, or his age
- how he came to be in the water
- what caused his death
- who raised the alarm
Brighton and Hove News reports that the beach and part of the undercliff walk were cordoned off while emergency services worked in the area. ImJustBrighton has not added anything beyond what police have said.
Where this happened
Rottingdean is a seaside village on the eastern edge of the city of Brighton and Hove, where the Undercliff Walk runs along the foot of the cliffs towards Brighton Marina. See more seafront news and the other Rottingdean story on ImJustBrighton.
If you need support
If this has affected you, or you are struggling with your own thoughts, Samaritans offers free support at any time. You can call 116 123 from any phone, free of charge, or visit the Samaritans website.
This is general guidance. Sussex Police has not said what led to the man's death.
Any update from Sussex Police
We could not find a published update from Sussex Police on the afternoon of 11 October or since. ImJustBrighton will update this article if the force releases more details.
Where this came from
We searched the Sussex Police news pages and did not find a published release, so this article is based on the statement the force gave to the media. It was reported by the outlets linked below, and we have used only the details they agree on.
Sources and further reading
- Brighton and Hove News: Man's body recovered from sea (11 October 2026)
- Sussex World: Man 'pronounced deceased' on Sussex beach (11 October 2026)
- The Argus, via Yahoo News: Man found dead at beach (11 October 2026)
- Samaritans
- Wikimedia Commons: Undercliff Walk and beach at Rottingdean (Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0)
This article is based on the Sussex Police statement of 11 October 2026. For more from the force, see Sussex Police and news coverage on ImJustBrighton, and the latest from Brighton and Hove.
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