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Cliff death woman watching waves Safety reviewed after cliff death
(about 3 hours later)
A 55-year-old woman who died when a cliff face collapsed on top of her had been watching waves on a New Year's walk with her partner, police said. A safety review is to be carried at a beach where a woman was crushed to death by a fallen cliff in Cumbria.
Attempts were made to revive Caroline Palser, but she was pronounced dead at the scene at South Beach in Whitehaven. Copeland Borough Council said it would review fences at South Beach in Whitehaven, after the 55-year-old woman died on Monday.
Caroline Palser, of Frizington, was killed when the cliff collapsed on top of her as she walked on the beach.
There were warnings about erosion in the area last month and fences were erected, which will now be reviewed.
Health and safety officials will inspect the area on Tuesday and enforcement officers will be on site to keep people away from the cliff edge.
Council chief executive Liam Murphy, said: "We are concerned and we do suspect that it is possible for people to jump off the footpath to access the beach that way.
"We will look to see if we need additional fencing put up.
Buried her
"In situations like this it is not possible to fence off the whole area. We fenced off all along the edge which was at risk and we fenced off access through the public footpath.
"That was right action to take at the time."
Ms Palser had been watching rough waves during a New Year's walk with her partner at the time of her death, police said.
A spokesman for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said it was believed heavy winds and rainfall had probably weakened the cliff face.A spokesman for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said it was believed heavy winds and rainfall had probably weakened the cliff face.
An inquest into the death of Ms Palser from Frizington opens on Tuesday. "We understand she was walking long the shore and part of the cliff face, about 20ft (6m) high, gave way and buried her.
Fire crews and the coastguard service attempted to rescue the woman from under the debris but they said a large part of the cliff face had fallen on her.
A spokesman for the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said: "I think she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"We understand she was walking along the shore and part of the cliff face, about 20ft (6m) high, gave way and buried her.
"We assisted to make the area safe and to get the lady out, but she was pronounced dead.""We assisted to make the area safe and to get the lady out, but she was pronounced dead."