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| Girl escapes car's cliff plunge | Girl escapes car's cliff plunge |
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| An 11-year-old girl escaped from a car just before it rolled down a cliff, crashing into rocks and the sea. | An 11-year-old girl escaped from a car just before it rolled down a cliff, crashing into rocks and the sea. |
| A Royal National Lifeboat Institution spokesman said the girl was in the car listening to music on Saturday when she accidentally knocked the handbrake off. | A Royal National Lifeboat Institution spokesman said the girl was in the car listening to music on Saturday when she accidentally knocked the handbrake off. |
| He said she jumped clear with the car "just a second" from a 50ft (15m) drop at a campsite at Benllech, Anglesey. | He said she jumped clear with the car "just a second" from a 50ft (15m) drop at a campsite at Benllech, Anglesey. |
| The girl, from the Kinmel Bay area near Rhyl, Denbighshire, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. | The girl, from the Kinmel Bay area near Rhyl, Denbighshire, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. |
| It was a real life or death situation, she would never have survived if she hadn't had the foresight to jump Dave Massey, RNLI | It was a real life or death situation, she would never have survived if she hadn't had the foresight to jump Dave Massey, RNLI |
| Dave Massey, from the RNLI in Moelfre, said: "She was at the top sitting in the car listening to music when she accidentally knocked off the handbrake. | |
| "The car rolled and started to build momentum, she tried to engage the brake but couldn't. | "The car rolled and started to build momentum, she tried to engage the brake but couldn't. |
| "Then with about 2ft before it went through some bushes and down the steep gradient, she jumped out of the car." | "Then with about 2ft before it went through some bushes and down the steep gradient, she jumped out of the car." |
| The vehicle crashed through unoccupied tents on the campsite, before plunging down the cliff face, crashing into rocks below and ending up in the water. | The vehicle crashed through unoccupied tents on the campsite, before plunging down the cliff face, crashing into rocks below and ending up in the water. |
| The emergency services were called and the RNLI and Coastguard searched the water to check for any other casualties that may have been caught up in the car. | The emergency services were called and the RNLI and Coastguard searched the water to check for any other casualties that may have been caught up in the car. |
| Paramedics and police were called and the girl was taken to hospital because "she was pretty shaken up". | Paramedics and police were called and the girl was taken to hospital because "she was pretty shaken up". |
| "It's a busy campsite and there were a lot of people around," added Mr Massey. | "It's a busy campsite and there were a lot of people around," added Mr Massey. |
| "She had just a second - if she had been in the car a second longer it would have been too late. | "She had just a second - if she had been in the car a second longer it would have been too late. |
| "It was a real life or death situation, she would never have survived if she hadn't had the foresight to jump." | "It was a real life or death situation, she would never have survived if she hadn't had the foresight to jump." |
| He said the police would attempt to recover the vehicle. | He said the police would attempt to recover the vehicle. |