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The search for a New Year holidaymaker who was swept into the sea from rocks in Cornwall has been called off.The search for a New Year holidaymaker who was swept into the sea from rocks in Cornwall has been called off.
The 24-year-old Derby man was with a group of friends at Trevone Bay, near Padstow on the Atlantic coast, on Sunday afternoon.The 24-year-old Derby man was with a group of friends at Trevone Bay, near Padstow on the Atlantic coast, on Sunday afternoon.
Police said he was struck by a large wave and knocked into the sea in "atrocious" weather conditions.Police said he was struck by a large wave and knocked into the sea in "atrocious" weather conditions.
A search of the shoreline resumed on Monday but was called off as darkness fell late in the afternoon.A search of the shoreline resumed on Monday but was called off as darkness fell late in the afternoon.
Lifeboat crews and a Royal Navy helicopter search team had begun looking for the man after he was swept into the sea on Sunday.Lifeboat crews and a Royal Navy helicopter search team had begun looking for the man after he was swept into the sea on Sunday.
'Very stupid''Very stupid'
Weather conditions were very severe with high seas and gale force westerly winds at the time.Weather conditions were very severe with high seas and gale force westerly winds at the time.
The man, who was wearing only shorts and a long sleeved top, had climbed down a cliff with a friend for a closer look at a blow hole, coastguards said.The man, who was wearing only shorts and a long sleeved top, had climbed down a cliff with a friend for a closer look at a blow hole, coastguards said.
A wave hit him as he stood on a ledge, sweeping him into the sea. His friend was washed further along the ledge.A wave hit him as he stood on a ledge, sweeping him into the sea. His friend was washed further along the ledge.
Friends were unable to rescue him and called the emergency services.Friends were unable to rescue him and called the emergency services.
A police spokesman said climbing down the cliff in those weather conditions had been a "very very stupid thing" to do. A police spokesman said climbing down the cliff in those weather conditions had been a "very, very stupid thing" to do.
A blow hole forms where a chimney has developed behind the cliff face, often above a cave, and spray is blasted out during high seas.A blow hole forms where a chimney has developed behind the cliff face, often above a cave, and spray is blasted out during high seas.