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| Man dies after 'tombstoning' jump | Man dies after 'tombstoning' jump |
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| One man died and another was seriously injured when they jumped into the sea off a pier in Essex, in a stunt known as "tombstoning". | One man died and another was seriously injured when they jumped into the sea off a pier in Essex, in a stunt known as "tombstoning". |
| Emergency services were alerted at about 1830 BST on Saturday when five middle-aged men reportedly jumped off the pier in Clacton. | Emergency services were alerted at about 1830 BST on Saturday when five middle-aged men reportedly jumped off the pier in Clacton. |
| Two were said to have been unconscious and were flown to hospital. One died and the other is now in intensive care. | Two were said to have been unconscious and were flown to hospital. One died and the other is now in intensive care. |
| Thames Coastguard warned people against jumping into the sea from structures. | Thames Coastguard warned people against jumping into the sea from structures. |
| Jumping from any cliff or structure into water is dangerous. It could result in serious injury or death Anthony Mayhew, Thames Coastguard | Jumping from any cliff or structure into water is dangerous. It could result in serious injury or death Anthony Mayhew, Thames Coastguard |
| Police and paramedics were called to Clacton and Thames Coastguard sent a rescue helicopter to the scene, along with the Clacton RNLI lifeboats, and the Clacton Coastguard rescue team. | Police and paramedics were called to Clacton and Thames Coastguard sent a rescue helicopter to the scene, along with the Clacton RNLI lifeboats, and the Clacton Coastguard rescue team. |
| Tombstoning - the practice of jumping off cliffs, piers, harbour walls or other high points into the sea - has claimed a number of lives across the UK in recent years. | Tombstoning - the practice of jumping off cliffs, piers, harbour walls or other high points into the sea - has claimed a number of lives across the UK in recent years. |
| A man was killed when he plunged on to rocks in Brixham, Devon, in June and two years ago a man died after flinging himself from cliffs in Torquay. | A man was killed when he plunged on to rocks in Brixham, Devon, in June and two years ago a man died after flinging himself from cliffs in Torquay. |
| A 14-year-old girl injured her spine last month when she jumped after 30ft (9.14m) from cliffs onto rocks in Paignton, Devon as a stunt and had to be rescued by Torbay Coastguard. | |
| Duty watch manager for Thames Coastguard, Anthony Mayhew, said: "Once again, we see another fatality sustained by jumping from cliffs or structures into water. | Duty watch manager for Thames Coastguard, Anthony Mayhew, said: "Once again, we see another fatality sustained by jumping from cliffs or structures into water. |
| "People of all ages are still not getting the message. | "People of all ages are still not getting the message. |
| "Jumping from any cliff or structure into water is dangerous. It could result in serious injury or death." | "Jumping from any cliff or structure into water is dangerous. It could result in serious injury or death." |