Coastguard rescue team deployed after being called to car dangling over 'edge of cliff'
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A coastguard rescue team has been deployed after a car was left dangling on the "edge of a cliff" in Falmouth this morning.
Emergency services, including police, the coastguard as well as Falmouth inshore lifeboat station responded to the incident.
HM Coastguard sent Falmouth Coastguard Rescue Team in response to a report of a car on a cliff's edge at Pendennis Point, Falmouth, according to a spokesman.
The vehicle was found to be empty after the alarm was raised at around 6.40am this morning.
The vehicle was found to be empty after the alarm was raised at around 6.40am this morning (Stock)
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A spokesman told the Falmouth Packet: "HM Coastguard sent Falmouth Coastguard Rescue Team in response to a report of a car on the edge of the cliff at Pendennis Point, Falmouth.
"The alarm was raised at about 6.40am on 25 January, with the vehicle found to be empty.
"The RNLI's inshore lifeboat from Falmouth was also sent. Devon and Cornwall Police and Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service are also attending."
One took to social media to report on the event, posting on Facebook: "Car had gone over side of cliff. Has been hoisted back up." (sic)
The coffee van at the Point's car park, Cafe Kernow, has claimed that the road has now re-opened.
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Advised by expert staff, most of the RNLI members are unpaid volunteers who have chosen to support the charity in their spare time.
As a result, the charity relies heavily on public donations, with about 94 per cent sourced from generous individuals and groups, while trading and investment by the company drives the remaining six per cent.
Overall, the cost of running the life-saving service came to around £191million in 2023.
Across Britain, their funds work to keep 238 lifeboat stations up and running, as well as a lifeguard service on 239 beaches.
A coastguard rescue team has been deployed after a car was left dangling on the "edge of a cliff" in Falmouth this morning (Stock)
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The RNLI has said that the cost "might sound like a lot" but they believe it is worth it to support the "29 people our lifeboat crews help on average every day".
They also support international projects, dedicating just over £3million (two per cent) of its funding to such schemes.
This work goes towards all sorts of projects, including advocacy work at the UN or building training pools in Bangladesh.
They hope that their work will support those at risk of drowning - a cause of death which has taken the lives of 2.5 million in the past ten years.
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