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Five children have been rescued after becoming stranded on a cliff off the Devon coast.Five children have been rescued after becoming stranded on a cliff off the Devon coast.
Brixham Coastguard said the alarm was raised at about 1345 GMT by the yacht Carolina after its crew saw the children waving for help. Brixham Coastguard said the alarm was raised about lunchtime on Saturday by the yacht Carolina after its crew saw the children waving for help.
The children, who were aged between nine and 12, were trapped on ledges at Roundham Head, between Paignton and Torquay.The children, who were aged between nine and 12, were trapped on ledges at Roundham Head, between Paignton and Torquay.
They were rescued by Torbay's RNLI inshore lifeboat. No-one was injured.They were rescued by Torbay's RNLI inshore lifeboat. No-one was injured.
A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman said the children were on two ledges about 6ft (1.8m) and 14ft (4.2m) above the sea.A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman said the children were on two ledges about 6ft (1.8m) and 14ft (4.2m) above the sea.
"They were lucky because there aren't many passing vessels out there at this time of year," she told BBC News."They were lucky because there aren't many passing vessels out there at this time of year," she told BBC News.
The children were landed ashore at Goodrington and given safety advice by Torbay coastguards.The children were landed ashore at Goodrington and given safety advice by Torbay coastguards.