Boy hurt in tombstoning incident

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A 14-year-old is in hospital with suspected spinal injuries after he landed on rocks while tombstoning.

The boy, who has not been named, is thought to have slipped and fallen onto rocks in the Fishers Nose area of the Barbican in Plymouth, Devon.

He has suspected spinal injuries, a broken wrist and lacerations.

The Coastguard has repeatedly warned people about the dangers of tombstoning, which involves diving from a height into water.

The warning follows incidents in which two men in their 20s were left paralysed after tombstoning on the May Day weekend in Whitsand Bay, east Cornwall, and at Southsea Pier.

A spokesman for Brixham coastguard said: "You would think after people had injured themselves others might think again, but obviously not."