A twin brother and sister who were found dead at the bottom of the Dover cliffs on New Year’s Day may have fallen off the edge while scattering the ashes of their mother.

Police named the pair as Muriel and Bernard Burgess, 59, from the village of Elton in Cheshire, were discovered at the foot of Langdon Cliffs in Kent, during a search for another man’s body.

Neighbours said the pair were both single and lived with their parents all their lives and were apparently discovered with the ashes of their mum.

One neighbour is quoted by The Daily Star as saying: “I heard the twins were found with her ashes.

“It’s not clear whether they slipped and fell as they tried to scatter them or if they jumped holding them – just wanting to be all together at the end.”

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Police have appealed for help in tracing the pair’s final movements and are speaking to owners of guest houses, B&Bs, hotels, pubs and taxi drivers.

The twins were wearing dark-coloured wet weather clothing and may have been spotted at the top of the cliffs between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, according to Kent Police.

Investigators have also revealed the identity of the man who sparked the search as 45-year-old Scott Enion, from Manchester.

His body was found on the same day and winched from the scene by rescue helicopter.

The bodies of the Burgess twins were then found later, between half a mile to a mile from his body.

None of the three deaths are being treated as suspicious and they are not being linked.

Anyone with information about the Burgess twins’ last movements is asked to call Kent Police Detective Sergeant Stuart Ward on 01843 222289, quoting incident number 01-980.

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