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| Man, 75, hurt in 'tombstone' dive | Man, 75, hurt in 'tombstone' dive |
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| Coastguards have warned people about jumping off cliffs in a practice known as "tombstoning" after a 75-year-old man was injured by diving 30ft (9m). | |
| Portland Coastguard was called to Durdle Door at 1504 BST on Sunday after the swimmer got into difficulties. | |
| It is believed the Dorset man, who had jumped from the cliff before, had landed badly in the water. | It is believed the Dorset man, who had jumped from the cliff before, had landed badly in the water. |
| He was later taken to hospital with severe abdominal pains after being rescued by helicopter. | He was later taken to hospital with severe abdominal pains after being rescued by helicopter. |
| 'Hurt in past' | |
| A coastguard spokesman said: "What was being done here was tombstoning, jumping from rocks. | A coastguard spokesman said: "What was being done here was tombstoning, jumping from rocks. |
| "It's dangerous. You don't know the depth of the water. So many people have been hurt in the past from tombstoning." | "It's dangerous. You don't know the depth of the water. So many people have been hurt in the past from tombstoning." |
| The pensioner was understood to be diving into the sea from the Jurassic Coast World Heritage landmark with other members of his family. | The pensioner was understood to be diving into the sea from the Jurassic Coast World Heritage landmark with other members of his family. |
| James Weld, of the Lulworth Estate which owns the beauty spot, said people continued to take part in the dangerous activity despite a number of signs warning people not to climb the cliffs. | |
| "It's actually a very, very stupid thing to do because there are a lot of rocks under the water, which we and the coastguards try to tell people frequently," he said. | "It's actually a very, very stupid thing to do because there are a lot of rocks under the water, which we and the coastguards try to tell people frequently," he said. |
| "To find somebody of 75 doing it, I just find completely unbelievable. | "To find somebody of 75 doing it, I just find completely unbelievable. |
| "The hard limestone reef along the coast means there are a lot of rocks just under the water." | "The hard limestone reef along the coast means there are a lot of rocks just under the water." |