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Two trapped on Devon beach after landslip | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Two people have been trapped on a beach following a landslide near Shaldon in Devon. | |
Part of a cliff at Ness Cove collapsed and blocked a pedestrian tunnel leaving the two adults, including a pregnant woman, unable to leave. | |
A spokesman Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service told BBC News the two people, who have a dog with them, are not thought to be injured. | |
Coastguards were alerted to the incident at about 11:00 GMT. | |
Teignmouth inshore lifeboat and Devon and Cornwall Police are also involved with the incident. | |
Coastguards have described the rescue attempt as "awkward". | Coastguards have described the rescue attempt as "awkward". |
Alec Collyer, a Shaldon resident, said fire crews were "fairly confident" no-one else was caught under the landslip. | |
"They're fairly certain no-one is unaccounted for, but at this stage they can't be certain," he said. | |
A dog unit is now at the scene and the public car park near the beach has been cordoned off as an operations area for the emergency services, he added. |