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Children rescued from cliff ledge | Children rescued from cliff ledge |
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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 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. |
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