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| Woman killed as cliff collapses | |
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| A 55-year-old woman has died after a cliff face collapsed in west Cumbria, trapping her under the debris. | |
| Attempts were made to revive Caroline Palser, but she was pronounced dead at the scene at South Beach in Whitehaven. | Attempts were made to revive Caroline Palser, but she was pronounced dead at the scene at South Beach in Whitehaven. |
| It is believed Ms Palser, from nearby Frizington, was in a party walking under the cliff when it collapsed at about 1150 GMT. No-one else was hurt. | It is believed Ms Palser, from nearby Frizington, was in a party walking under the cliff when it collapsed at about 1150 GMT. No-one else was hurt. |
| A Cumbria Fire Service spokesman said recent heavy winds and rainfall had probably weakened the cliff face. | A Cumbria Fire Service spokesman said recent heavy winds and rainfall had probably weakened the cliff face. |
| Fire crews and the coastguard service attempted to rescue the woman from under the debris but they said a large part of the cliff face had fallen on her. | Fire crews and the coastguard service attempted to rescue the woman from under the debris but they said a large part of the cliff face had fallen on her. |
| A spokesman for the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said: "I think she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. | A spokesman for the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said: "I think she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. |
| "We understand she was walking along the shore and part of the cliff face, about 20ft (6m) high, gave way and buried her. | "We understand she was walking along the shore and part of the cliff face, about 20ft (6m) high, gave way and buried her. |
| "We assisted to make the area safe and to get the lady out, but she was pronounced dead." | "We assisted to make the area safe and to get the lady out, but she was pronounced dead." |