Tombstoner rushed to hospital after jumping off harbour at low tide
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A tombstoner was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after jumping off a harbour in Cornwall when the water wasn’t deep enough. A spokesperson for St Austell Coastguard said: “The team were called to assist Cornwall Air Ambulance and South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust with a casualty Charlestown Harbour. “Please ensure you check the depth of any water before you enter it, this incident happened due to the tide being out and depth of water was not deep enough to jump in.” Tombstoning is a practice where someone jumps, from a height, into a body of water below. It said there had been a recent spike in tombstoning from cliffs, harbour walls, piers and bridges – which has resulted in serious injuries – as a result of hotter temperatures last month.
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