Last night, a story that submitted to the Darwin Awards got past the first stage of winning an award. For those who don't know, the Darwin Awards go to people who have killed themselves in bizarrely stupid ways. Here's the story below.
Going South
2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
Many people like to celebrate New Year's Day by having a party, or getting drunk. You may think that this is an alcohol related story, but no.
Caroline, 50, was with her partner Malcolm, 60, celebrating New Year's Day by walking along the cliffs in South Beach, Whitehaven, Cumbria, North-West England.
The beach has been known for suffering under the problems with erosion. In the previous month, a five-metre stretch of the cliff fell off into the sea. As a result, fencing and warning signs where erected along the cliff.
However, Caroline and Malcolm must have even failed to see them in or ignored them, deciding to walk along the edge of the cliff. Caroline was walking around 20 yards (18 metres) behind Malcolm, when 20 feet (6 metres) of cliff face fell away, and buried her. Malcolm tried to rescue her with his bare hands, but failed. The Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service tried their best saying, "We assisted to make the area safe and to get the lady out, but she was pronounced dead."
It was annouced by Council chief executive Liam Murphy that, "We will look to see if we need additional fencing put up."
In this case, getting a headache from a bad New Year's Day hangover might have been slightly better than a curshed head.
The full story is on BBC News
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