Cliff fall postie had mental health issues

AN ALDERNEY postman who died after a treacherous cliff-top rescue had been receiving mental health treatment at the Castel Hospital three days previously, police revealed yesterday.

Jamie Spandler, 44, was rescued from the bottom of Blue Cove Bay on Friday evening.

He was conscious, but died in the early hours of Saturday as a transfer to Guernsey was being arranged. He had internal and external injuries.

At a media briefing yesterday, Inspector Toni Read and Detective Sergeant Clare Cuthbert confirmed that the family man had been released from the Castel Hospital on Tuesday 15 February.

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