My friend's sister did the same thing in India, taking a picture of her friend. Had a devastating effect on her family.
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How do you just walk of a cliff?
- Thread starter Falkor
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My friend's sister did the same thing in India, taking a picture of her friend. Had a devastating effect on her family.
Poyetry In Motion
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Was a terrible way to go. Right in front of her husband too.
Gullys Cats
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Sad news
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
The fence that is sometimes proposed is a non-starter. Apart from spoiling the natural beauty of Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters, it wouldn't deter anyone wanting to commit suicide, and it would need constant moving and rebuilding as the cliffs erode. The geography of the cliffs is also awkward, so there would always be sections where fencing was impossible and dogs, walkers, jumpers etc could easily slip through.
I don't think you were advocating a fence - but some misguided people do.
Gazwag
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I think she/her husband were also walking their dog so there is your distraction. Its amazing that it doesn't happen more often to be honest.
When I was a kid I can remember crawling on my stomach to look over the edge, I seem to remember my parents had a fit, I didn't do it again!
KZNSeagull
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Very sad story.
One of my earliest memories was running down a hill in Eastbourne somewhere and being grabbed by my brother just before I got to the cliff edge. I must have been 2 or 3. I have hated heights ever since. To a child or to people not paying attention, some cliff edges can just look like a brow of a hill.
One of my earliest memories was running down a hill in Eastbourne somewhere and being grabbed by my brother just before I got to the cliff edge. I must have been 2 or 3. I have hated heights ever since. To a child or to people not paying attention, some cliff edges can just look like a brow of a hill.
Bold Seagull
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Bad Ash
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The inventor of the Segway died by accidentially driving (do you drive a Segway?) one off a cliff, if I recall correctly, he was reversing to let some other people by.
EDIT: It was actually the owner of the Segway company (Jimi Heselden), rather than the inventor (Dean Kamen).
EDIT: It was actually the owner of the Segway company (Jimi Heselden), rather than the inventor (Dean Kamen).
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Nibble
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- Jan 3, 2007
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OOps! Not a great way to go eh?!
Your first post reads to me like you are suggesting it wasn't an accident. If not, exactly what was obvious to you?
Ok, thanks.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
You ride a segway. or you don't.
A fence WOULD have prevented this one person from being blown by a gust off the cliff, so don't you think a single death worth an effort to try and prevent?
Poyetry In Motion
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I think Mr Lane would agree with you
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-484865/The-Beachy-Head-hero-driven-quit-health-safety-rules.html
Moshe Gariani
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- Mar 10, 2005
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I find myself regularly being worried about the possibility of accidental death occurring in an everyday sort of setting...
In the context of this thread, the possibility of slipping, being blown by a sudden gust of wind, or some other sort of easy misjudgement when in a high place is a very common thought. Falling out of windows, off balconies, bridges, mountain/cliff edges, etc are all quite feasible in my mind...
The other catastrophic thoughts that frequently intrude are:
electrocution - banging a nail into a wire, sticking a knife in a toaster, cutting through the cable on a garden machine, etc
being run over - just making a mistake crossing a road, dual carriageways are especially dangerous in my imagination (not that in fact I'd ever try and cross one...)
falling off a station platform or being pushed off by a nutter
drowning - dragged under or out to sea, falling asleep in the bath(!)
suffocation - e.g. at the bottom of a ruck in rugby or due to a particularly heavy cold blocking all airways(!)
and there are plenty of others (poisoning, choking, hit by a cricket ball, etc...)
Until recently I had these thoughts purely on my own behalf - now I have the prospect of worrying about my son into the bargain...!
In the context of this thread, the possibility of slipping, being blown by a sudden gust of wind, or some other sort of easy misjudgement when in a high place is a very common thought. Falling out of windows, off balconies, bridges, mountain/cliff edges, etc are all quite feasible in my mind...
The other catastrophic thoughts that frequently intrude are:
electrocution - banging a nail into a wire, sticking a knife in a toaster, cutting through the cable on a garden machine, etc
being run over - just making a mistake crossing a road, dual carriageways are especially dangerous in my imagination (not that in fact I'd ever try and cross one...)
falling off a station platform or being pushed off by a nutter
drowning - dragged under or out to sea, falling asleep in the bath(!)
suffocation - e.g. at the bottom of a ruck in rugby or due to a particularly heavy cold blocking all airways(!)
and there are plenty of others (poisoning, choking, hit by a cricket ball, etc...)
Until recently I had these thoughts purely on my own behalf - now I have the prospect of worrying about my son into the bargain...!
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