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Man dies after 'tombstoning' off Plymouth Hoe cliff Man dies after 'tombstoning' off Plymouth Hoe cliff
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A 39-year-old man has died after "tombstoning" off cliffs on the Plymouth coast.A 39-year-old man has died after "tombstoning" off cliffs on the Plymouth coast.
His body was found in the water on the seafront near the Citadel on Thursday afternoon, police said.His body was found in the water on the seafront near the Citadel on Thursday afternoon, police said.
The area around Plymouth Hoe is popular for "tombstoning", where thrill-seekers leap from high places into open water. The area around Plymouth Hoe is popular for tombstoning, where thrill-seekers leap from high places into open water.
A police spokesperson said the death was not being treated as suspicious and the man's next of kin have been informed.A police spokesperson said the death was not being treated as suspicious and the man's next of kin have been informed.
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Assistant Chief Constable Paul Netherton of Devon and Cornwall Police tweeted that he was "really saddened" and "we lose too many people being washed off cliffs as it is".Assistant Chief Constable Paul Netherton of Devon and Cornwall Police tweeted that he was "really saddened" and "we lose too many people being washed off cliffs as it is".
The coastguard's latest figures show that tombstoning has led to an average of two deaths a year over the past 10 years.
Why tombstoning is dangerous
Source: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Between 2005 and 2015 coastguards dealt with more than 200 incidents of tombstoning, with 83 injuries and 20 deaths.
An 11-year-old boy died in July after reportedly tombstoning from a bridge into a canal in Rotherham.
Cornwall Council issued a warning after receiving reports of young people in Bude, St Ives, Newquay and Portreath leaping from road bridges, locks and closed-off piers after drinking alcohol.
Simon Blackburn, from the Local Government Association, said: "The message is clear - if you don't know that the depth of the water is safe or you cannot see what is below the surface, don't jump."