Youths seen 'tombstoning' from Bridlington harbour wall
Coastguards have issued a safety warning after they were called out to youths "tombstoning" off Bridlington harbour wall.
Bridlington Harbourmasters called the authorities at 1.40pm on Saturday after seeing people leap from the wall into the water.
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A file picture of youths tombstoning at Bridlington
A Coastguard team attended but the youths had left before the team arrived.
Coastguard watch officer Katie Gellatly said: "We're not here to spoil everyone's fun but there are some massive risks involved. Maybe sometimes people are encouraged to do it by peer pressure.
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"In the past six years, we've had 16 deaths and 50 serious injuries across the country from tombstoning. There is also a by-law against it in Bridlington."
Comments
by ChrisAyriss1
Thursday, September 13 2012, 6:52AM
“Surely this is not tombstoning. Children can jump from this height without harm, they do it every day into swimming pools. It's like saying they should not be allowed to jump off their bed and calling the police to stop them if they do. Tombstoning is quite different: "The practice of jumping into the sea or similar body of water from a cliff or other high point such that the jumper enters the water vertically straight, like a tombstone." http://tinyurl.com/cnxcv8r”
by ChrisAyriss1
Thursday, September 13 2012, 6:49AM
“Surely this is not tombstoning. Children can jump from this height without harm, they do it every day into swimming pools. It's like saying they should not be allowed to jump off their bed and calling the police to stop them if they do. Tombstoning is quite different: "The practice of jumping into the sea or similar body of water from a cliff or other high point such that the jumper enters the water vertically straight, like a tombstone." http://tinyurl.com/cnxcv8r”
by philby3
Monday, September 10 2012, 8:43PM
“put a sign up warning of the dangers! council and the like are covered............. simples.”
by AstonomiaSK
Monday, September 10 2012, 8:40PM
“Since the council is about to dump thousands of tonnes of Norwegian rocks underneath as extra sea defences its not going to be a story for much longer.”
by E_Badger
Monday, September 10 2012, 1:12PM
“Is tombstoning due to pier pressure?”
by Saltshouse
Monday, September 10 2012, 11:53AM
“Like Mark I was doing this albeit 40 years ago. I also climbed trees, built a swing across Holderness Drain, rode down steep hills on hand made carts (bogies) and genrally had a very adventurous young life. I went on to sking, rock climbing, diving, and parachute jumping. I'm still going stong and having a great life. I'm really glad that health and safety and dogooders hadn't been invented when I was a kid”
by IllaGhee1
Monday, September 10 2012, 11:46AM
“I threw myself off some heights when i was younger i did it for the rush same reason i go fast on a motorbike its to feel alive in this mundane life if it wasnt dangerous whers the fun.”
by AngryAudrey
Monday, September 10 2012, 10:21AM
“These idiots don't deserve space in the paper etc.”
by David_Nivea
Monday, September 10 2012, 10:21AM
“Cretins.
"Maybe sometimes people are encouraged to do it by peer pressure."
Weak-willed cretins, at that.”
by superdredge
Monday, September 10 2012, 9:11AM
“Idiots,i was going to say get a life but i think they want to lose a life,so let them carry on hope they dont damage the rocks.”