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Coastguard Called To 'Tombstoning' Children At Ventnor Beach

Reports of children tombstoning in Ventnor led to a call-out for coastguard teams this afternoon (Wednesday).

A number of 999 calls were made over fears those involved would hurt themselves.

Onlookers reported seeing children jumping from a groyne at Ventnor beach.

Ventnor Coastguard teams were called to the incident at around 1.42pm.

A spokesperson said:

"Many thanks to the callers who undoubtedly helped prevent a serious incident by alerting us."

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