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| Girl talks of cliff plunge escape | Girl talks of cliff plunge escape |
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| An 11-year-old girl who jumped out of a car moments before it rolled down a sheer cliff face and crashed on rocks below said she was "lucky" to be alive. | An 11-year-old girl who jumped out of a car moments before it rolled down a sheer cliff face and crashed on rocks below said she was "lucky" to be alive. |
| Paige Dean escaped from the car which was rolling out of control down a 250ft (76m) hill just seconds before it went over the edge at Benllech, Anglesey. | Paige Dean escaped from the car which was rolling out of control down a 250ft (76m) hill just seconds before it went over the edge at Benllech, Anglesey. |
| The schoolgirl had been sitting in the car listening to music when she accidently knocked off the handbrake. | The schoolgirl had been sitting in the car listening to music when she accidently knocked off the handbrake. |
| Paige, from Kinmel Bay, Denbighshire, said: "I have never been so scared." | |
| Paige, who was later treated for shock, was on holiday with her grandparents at the Golden Sunset caravan park. | |
| She was listening to music in the car when she accidently knocked off the brake and despite frantic attempts, she could not pull it back up. | She was listening to music in the car when she accidently knocked off the brake and despite frantic attempts, she could not pull it back up. |
| I thought 'I've got to get out' and I jumped out and saw the car fall off the cliff Paige Dean | I thought 'I've got to get out' and I jumped out and saw the car fall off the cliff Paige Dean |
| The car started rolling towards the edge of the cliff gaining momentum. | The car started rolling towards the edge of the cliff gaining momentum. |
| It took out two unoccupied tents as it neared the edge. | It took out two unoccupied tents as it neared the edge. |
| With moments to spare, Paige managed to open the car door and flung herself to safety. | With moments to spare, Paige managed to open the car door and flung herself to safety. |
| The car was pulled from the water on Sunday | The car was pulled from the water on Sunday |
| "I dropped my phone down the side of the car and when I reached over to get it I accidentally knocked the brake off," she explained. | "I dropped my phone down the side of the car and when I reached over to get it I accidentally knocked the brake off," she explained. |
| "I was rolling towards the edge of the cliff and I was petrified. | "I was rolling towards the edge of the cliff and I was petrified. |
| "I thought 'I've got to get out' and I jumped out and saw the car fall off the cliff. | "I thought 'I've got to get out' and I jumped out and saw the car fall off the cliff. |
| "I definitely would have died. I have never been so scared." | "I definitely would have died. I have never been so scared." |
| Her grandmother Marie Dean, who looks after Paige and her brother Cameron, seven, saw the incident. | Her grandmother Marie Dean, who looks after Paige and her brother Cameron, seven, saw the incident. |
| "I could not believe what was happening. I ran after the car and I saw her jump out. But my husband Billy didn't realise and shouted 'she's gone'," she said. | "I could not believe what was happening. I ran after the car and I saw her jump out. But my husband Billy didn't realise and shouted 'she's gone'," she said. |
| Marie Dean spoke of her relief after Paige's lucky escape | Marie Dean spoke of her relief after Paige's lucky escape |
| "My whole body went numb and I ran over to Paige and held her as she cried. | "My whole body went numb and I ran over to Paige and held her as she cried. |
| "God was looking down on us," she said. | "God was looking down on us," she said. |
| Dave Massey, a paramedic and RNLI volunteer in Moelfre, was one of the first on the scene on Saturday at 1615 BST. | Dave Massey, a paramedic and RNLI volunteer in Moelfre, was one of the first on the scene on Saturday at 1615 BST. |
| "It is a miracle she survived and that she had the presence of mind to jump out at the last second. | "It is a miracle she survived and that she had the presence of mind to jump out at the last second. |
| "There is no doubt that she would never have survived that fall," he said. | "There is no doubt that she would never have survived that fall," he said. |
| The vehicle plummeted down the sheer drop and crashed into rocks before being submerged in water. | The vehicle plummeted down the sheer drop and crashed into rocks before being submerged in water. |
| Paige was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital in Bangor by ambulance and had treatment for shock. | Paige was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital in Bangor by ambulance and had treatment for shock. |
| Mrs Dean said she is now on the lookout for a new car, and the police will recover hers from the sea on Sunday. | Mrs Dean said she is now on the lookout for a new car, and the police will recover hers from the sea on Sunday. |