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07/08/2008
Coastguards Leave 'Drunk' Teens On Cliff
Coastguards made the decision to leave a group of apparently drunk teenagers on a cliff overnight as it was "too dangerous" to help them off.
Brixham Coastguard received several emergency calls from an 18-year-old reporting he was in some form of distress on a cliff at 12.45am on Thursday.
The boy told the Coastguard in the operations room that he was epileptic and had suffered a fit.
After not being able to establish where the boy was, Teignmouth and Torbay Coastguard rescue teams were called out to search the area.
The teams with assistance of the police helicopter Oscar 99 located the boys.
Ambulance and police officers also attended.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said that because of recent rainfall in the area and the makeup of the ground, it was deemed "too dangerous" to lower a man down to the group.
The boy suffering from epilepsy was airlifted by helicopter to the cliff top and transported to hospital by ambulance.
The rest of the seven boys and girls who were on the cliff stayed until daylight.
They were on an area the size of a football pitch about 20ft above the sea.
Fiona Iris, from Brixham Coastguard said: "They weren't in any danger."
"It was decided it was safer to leave them there to sleep it off."
Zoe Boyne, Duty Watch Manager Brixham Coastguard said: "This incident has tied up many resources throughout the night. It has also highlighted the dangers of young people putting themselves at risk in locations where they lose control of their actions due to the effects of intoxicating substances."
Devon and Cornwall Police are continuing with their enquiries into the incident.
(DS/JM)
Brixham Coastguard received several emergency calls from an 18-year-old reporting he was in some form of distress on a cliff at 12.45am on Thursday.
The boy told the Coastguard in the operations room that he was epileptic and had suffered a fit.
After not being able to establish where the boy was, Teignmouth and Torbay Coastguard rescue teams were called out to search the area.
The teams with assistance of the police helicopter Oscar 99 located the boys.
Ambulance and police officers also attended.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said that because of recent rainfall in the area and the makeup of the ground, it was deemed "too dangerous" to lower a man down to the group.
The boy suffering from epilepsy was airlifted by helicopter to the cliff top and transported to hospital by ambulance.
The rest of the seven boys and girls who were on the cliff stayed until daylight.
They were on an area the size of a football pitch about 20ft above the sea.
Fiona Iris, from Brixham Coastguard said: "They weren't in any danger."
"It was decided it was safer to leave them there to sleep it off."
Zoe Boyne, Duty Watch Manager Brixham Coastguard said: "This incident has tied up many resources throughout the night. It has also highlighted the dangers of young people putting themselves at risk in locations where they lose control of their actions due to the effects of intoxicating substances."
Devon and Cornwall Police are continuing with their enquiries into the incident.
(DS/JM)
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