A 120ft drop awaited a man who slipped while on top of a set of cliffs in Dover.
A warning has been issued by the coastguard after footage of a man almost falling to his death came to light.
A video shows the moment the unidentified man lost his footing as he made his way along the narrow chalk formation known as Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, Dorset. Landing on his backside, he slid down a grassy bank – with a terrifying 120ft drop either side of him.He walked with his arms out to keep his balance following the tense incident.The heart-stopping moment a man slips as he walks along a knife-edge cliff-top It was then shared by the Swanage Coastguard who cautioned copycats, saying ‘please please please, do not take the risk, it’s not worth it’.
A spokesman said: ‘Whilst out on a beautiful morning kayak around Old Harry Rocks, this video was captured. It very nearly ended badly for this individual. ‘Coastguard teams, the coastguard helicopter, lifeboats, ambulance and police all would have been tasked to this if it had gone horribly wrong.’
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