A man found dead at a beach was being called repeatedly by his son throughout the morning, an inquest has heard.

Oleg Iasinskyi’s body was discovered at St Margaret’s Bay near Dover after concerns were raised when a passer-by saw his phone “constantly” ringing and called police.

An inquest into the 43-year-old’s death was opened by a coroner today at Oakwood House in Maidstone after he was found by police and the coastguard on September 26.

She said the family man’s death may have been “violent or unnatural” after he suffered multiple injuries.

The full circumstances surrounding Mr Iasinskyi‘s death and why he was at the beach that day have not yet been established.

Mr Iasinskyi was later found without his driving licence, a coat or his mobile phone – which had been spotted earlier on the path by the concerned member of the public.

Officers attended the scene at about 9.45am where his body was retrieved from the seaside before being transported to a coastguard base in Lydd for identification.

No details were provided to the court about whether he was found in the water or on the beach.

But it was revealed at an inquest opening this morning the frantic caller was Mr Iasinskyi’s son.

Coroner Catherine Wood described the Ukrainian-born dad and husband as a “talented labourer” and set a date for the full inquest to examine the uncertainty around Mr Iasinskyi’s death before adjourning the case.

But it was determined the nature of the death meant there is the need for further investigation.

Born in Ukraine on July 8, 1981, Mr Iasinskyi had been living in Nottingham at the time of his death and it was not made apparent why he had been in Kent at the time of his death.

A full inquest is due to recommence on January 10 next year.

A police spokesman previously confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious.