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| Lifeboat crews in West Sussex said a teenage girl was lucky to be alive after jumping from a height into water that was less than 2ft deep. | Lifeboat crews in West Sussex said a teenage girl was lucky to be alive after jumping from a height into water that was less than 2ft deep. |
| The 14-year-old was "tombstoning" with friends on Wednesday evening when she leapt from a 20ft breakwater at Shoreham Harbour. | |
| She was airlifted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital with spinal injuries. | She was airlifted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital with spinal injuries. |
| The youngsters were videoing each other jumping off the breakwater, when the girl leapt into shallow water. | The youngsters were videoing each other jumping off the breakwater, when the girl leapt into shallow water. |
| A spokesman for Shoreham Lifeboat warned against "tombstoning" - where people jump from cliffs or high structures into the sea. | A spokesman for Shoreham Lifeboat warned against "tombstoning" - where people jump from cliffs or high structures into the sea. |
| Mark Hayes, who helped rescue the girl, said: "In some cases people consider it an extreme sport but unfortunately they only see the good side of it, they don't see the bad side." | Mark Hayes, who helped rescue the girl, said: "In some cases people consider it an extreme sport but unfortunately they only see the good side of it, they don't see the bad side." |