More cliff collapses after man killed by landslip at Bells Beach
More cliff has given way near where a man was killed by a landslip at a beach on Victoria's Surf Coast yesterday.
Rockfall has again occurred in the Jarosite Headland area near Bells Beach, 100km southwest of Melbourne, this morning following the death on New Year's Eve.
Paramedics were called to Bells Beach, just before 2.20pm yesterday after three people, all in their 20s, were injured in the collapse.
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One person has been seriously injured after a cliff collapsed at a Melbourne beach. 9News
A 28-year-old man suffered serious upper-body injuries and died as he was being airlifted to a Melbourne hospital.
A man and a woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital.
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Two other people sustained non-life-threatening injuries. 9News
Victoria Police believe a cliff face upwards of 30 metres high gave way and collapsed on the group.
Six people were sitting under the cliff face when rocks fell and struck three of them.
No one else was injured.
A section of the beach at Jarosite Headlands has been closed and people are being warned to stay away from the area with advice the cliff could continue to move for days.
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