THE 42-year-old man found dead in his car at the foot of cliffs at a caravan park in Mwnt has been named.

A spokesman for Ceredigion coroner PL Brunton identified the dead man was Gary Christopher Chilton, from Manchester.

Mr Chilton’s body was recovered from his car at the base of the cliff at Ty Gwyn Caravan Park on Friday, June 17, at 7.50pm.

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An inquest was opened on Monday and took evidence of Mr Chilton’s identity.

The hearing was then adjourned to a date to be fixed.

Following the incident, a Dyfed-Powys Police spokesman said: “It was reported a car had left a field and had come to rest at the bottom of the cliff.”