Heart-stopping moment two boys, 12, are winched to safety by a rescue helicopter after getting trapped on notorious 75ft cliff in Torquay
- Fears were raised over the safety of the youngsters stuck on the cliff face
- A warning has gone out in the wake of the drama not to go near rock edges
- The Coastguard and Maritime Agency advised only trained people should do so
- The crew on the coastguard helicopter had to bring the youngsters to safety
Two 12-year-old boys had to be rescued after becoming stuck on a 75ft cliff in Torquay.
The drama unfolded a matter of days after a group of teenagers became stranded on the same cliff face.
Torbay Coastguard were tasked after the alarm was raised that the two youngsters were stranded halfway down the cliff, which led a coastguard helicopter to be sent to the scene.
A Coastguard and Maritime Agency spokesman has now put out a warning over the Bank Holiday weekend to ‘only go near rock edges if you have specialist training.’
Cliff drama: Two 12-year-olds get stranded on a Torquay cliff 75ft up days after another group got stuck
Fears were also raised over a group of teenagers who also became stuck on Wednesday, which eyewitness Seth Richards, 39, described as being ‘close to disaster.’
‘I spotted the boys high up on rocks,’ he told Devon Live. ‘One of them appeared to be stuck while perched precariously right on the edge.
‘One slip and he could very easily have plunged off the rocks and been injured or even killed. The water below didn’t appear very high.
‘I’d say the drop was about 75 feet.’
He added: ‘It looked very dangerous.
‘I just couldn’t believe the stupidity of it and how they were prepared to risk their lives like that, it’s crazy.’
Winched to safety: Swift action by the helicopter crew helped the youngsters to dry land
Coastguard warning: Following two incidents along the same stretch of coast a warning has gone out to take care in the area
Dramatic scenes: Worried eyewitnesses feared a life could be lost with groups of youngsters becoming stuck on the stretch of coast
Mission complete: The children are taken away to safety following the rescue
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