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Thread #173362 Message #4203887
Posted By: GUEST,Peter Laban
14-Jun-24 - 01:51 AM
Thread Name: Busking at the Cliffs of Moher
Subject: RE: Busking at the Cliffs of Moher
The young woman who fell recently was reported locally as stepping aside to let a group of walkers pass when she slipped and fell near Hag's head. No selfie involved. She tragically manage to hold on to a ledge for twenty minutes, waiting for help. Help did6arrive in time and she eventually let go.
I saw the article you refer to, mentioning the 66 deaths. I wonder about the accuracy. Suicides appear deliberately under reported. People used to leave little memorials for loved ones who went over the edge, these days these are removed from along the path. Only at the stretch south of Hag's head a good few remaining, at least a dozen last time I walked there, but none along the official cliff path. Except for one memorial for a number of absailets who were killed by a rock fall. There also is a general memorial for 'those who list their lives at the cliffs' near one of the viewing points south of the visitor centre.
Fwiw, I live under the route of the coast guard search and rescue helicopter flying from Shannon to the Cliffs. Let's say it goes there very regularly, especially certain times of the year.