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| Mother saves sons from cliff fall | Mother saves sons from cliff fall |
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| Two children were dragged from a car moments before it plunged more than 220ft (67m) down a cliff in Cornwall. | Two children were dragged from a car moments before it plunged more than 220ft (67m) down a cliff in Cornwall. |
| It is thought one of the boys may have knocked the handbrake of the 4x4 vehicle at Polpeor Cove, on the Lizard. | It is thought one of the boys may have knocked the handbrake of the 4x4 vehicle at Polpeor Cove, on the Lizard. |
| The family, from Gloucestershire, were on holiday when the accident happened at about 1417 BST on Thursday. | The family, from Gloucestershire, were on holiday when the accident happened at about 1417 BST on Thursday. |
| The mother freed the children, thought to be about five-years-old, before the car went over the cliff. The family is shocked, but unhurt. | The mother freed the children, thought to be about five-years-old, before the car went over the cliff. The family is shocked, but unhurt. |
| Eyewitnesses said the family had parked the car a short distance from the cliff edge. | Eyewitnesses said the family had parked the car a short distance from the cliff edge. |
| Recovered possessions | Recovered possessions |
| Just as the parents got out of the car, it began to roll forward with the boys still inside. The mother was able to reach in and pull her sons out. | |
| Falmouth Coastguard said all the family's belongings were in the vehicle when it hurtled over the cliff edge. | Falmouth Coastguard said all the family's belongings were in the vehicle when it hurtled over the cliff edge. |
| A spokesman said most of its contents had been recovered - some by boat and some by the coastguard cliff rescue team. | A spokesman said most of its contents had been recovered - some by boat and some by the coastguard cliff rescue team. |
| "The car is all there, but they won't be driving home in it," he said. | "The car is all there, but they won't be driving home in it," he said. |
| "We understand the mother managed to pull the children out just before it rolled over the edge." | "We understand the mother managed to pull the children out just before it rolled over the edge." |