bad news

[ski]

just had a call off a friend their has been an accident on newbiggin cliffs he has said the cliff has gave way possible fatalities

 

[fasthold]

Chuffing hell.
Hope there are no casualties. Thats bad news to hear

 

[paul-toon]

Omg,that,s terrible news lets just hope there is no fatalities mate,fingers crossed.

 

[neil1964]

Bloody hell......hope no-one was seriously hurt!

 

[gundog]

just had a call off a friend their has been an accident on newbiggin cliffs he has said the cliff has gave way possible fatalities

Let's hope that no one was hurt, it's a dangerous place at the best of times, let alone in bad weather & heavy sea conditions, There are warnings in place for reasons , a fish is not worth a human life.

 

[paulthespark]

awful news , hope there has been no fatalities.

 

[lorry]

fingers crossed no one is hurt

 

[g-force]

Aye, heard a section of cliff has gone over at the Stinking Hole, a fellow went over with it - lads report being able to see his box below but not the chap. Emergency services are in attendance, but things not looking good......will report more if I hear anything.

Fingers crossed...Gary.

 

[dizzydaz]

thats really bad news just hope no one is hurt on the other hand that is the reality of fishing from cliffs there is always that risk thats why i stop away from them

 

[vicflange]

Sorry to hear about that. As good a shot as the cliffs are, they've been on the verge of collapse for years. As much as I love fishing, it's not worth risking my life. That's why i've avoided them. I hope no one's seriously hurt.

 

[pop39]

hope everyones ok! thats why i don,t fish cliffs by myself

 

[01kayak]

fingers crossed every one hope every body is ok jeff

 

[Davey.B]

cliffs

cliffs

hope everyone o.k.Fished there meself for last 25yrs,lad fell off there one night when i was on,he survived,it ok if you treat it with respect,but you cant help a cliff breaking away.

 

[kingcod deano]

shocking news this i hope the lad is ok my thoughts go out to his family

 

[JimmyMack]

oh my god, that's awful news, hope everything is OK and no serious problems. I agree we all do and fish silly places at times but you would never expect this.

 

[critchaz]

thats not good hope he is found ok fingers crossed

 

[Iva-Cod-on]

Let's all hope the lad is ok not good news

 

[g-force]

I got the report indirectly (via a mate of a mate) from the lad that was fishing next to him; all I know is that it was a guy estimated in his thirties. He'd been across for a bit craic, gone back to his gear and next thing the lad hears an almighty crunch and the section of the cliff with the chap on it is falling away.

It happened about an hour before the water would have reached the cliffs, but obviously too rough to get a boat out. The chopper & a fire engine were there but all that could be seen from above was his box - looks like the poor chap might be under it all. I'm guessing it might be a local lad as not too many people will be travelling too far with the conditions the way they are, and the cliffs are a popular shot when there's a good sea on. I think the frozen water in the ground has made the cliffs very unstable, probably a lot more fractures around. Interestingly, only a few weeks ago a section of cliff came down at Hartley, but I don't think anyone was around to witness it.

Still waiting for further news, will keep you all posted.

Gary.

 

[Geordie ant]

Awful news. hope to god he's ok...

 

[sinky1984]

terrible news hope hes ok, all my thoughts with his family they must be worryed sick