Two men have died after a helicopter crashed into the sea near a lighthouse at Flamborough, East Yorkshire.
The RAF and the local air ambulance, as well as lifeboats from Flamborough and Bridlington, were called to the scene just after noon on Tuesday.
The bodies were recovered shortly after 5pm, said a Humberside Police spokesman.
The helicopter was a private charter and had taken off from an airfield near Edinburgh.
Golfers at the Flamborough Head club saw the aircraft disappear from view 
It was due to refuel at Humberside Airport around the time it crashed and then head on to a destination near Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Ron Marwood, chairman of the local golf club, which fringes the cliffs, described the helicopter as probably having just two to four seats.
He told Sky News he had heard a change in engine noise and then it "just disappeared".
"It was flying along quite happily. The engine noise seemed to change - that was the first I sort of took notice of it," said Mr Marwood.
"It appeared to be coming in, as if to try and get in close to the cliff and maybe land on the cliff, because it's all cornfields and that.
"But it disappeared below the level of the cliff."
Ron Marwood said the helicopter disappeared below the cliff Visibility was around three to four miles and emergency services arrived within minutes, Mr Marwood said.
It is believed the helicopter was a JetRanger type.
A team from the Government's Air Accidents Investigation Branch is now investigating.
Members of the public are being warned to stay away from the crash site due to dangerous cliff edges and aviation fuel in the water.
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