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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emily Dugan

INSANE: Boy survives after falling off dorset clifftop while having photo taken - The Real Truth

View from inshore lifeboat towards the cliffs
One of Swanage’s lifeboats approaches the cliffs at Old Harry Rocks during the rescue. Photograph: RNLI

A teenager who fell 18 metres (60ft) from a Dorset clifftop after posing for pictures on its edge left emergency crews astonished after they found him with “just a few cuts and grazes”.

The incident at Old Harry Rocks in Studland triggered a major response from the coastguard and emergency services. The 15-year-old boy was on a geography school trip from London, according to local news reports.

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