Family camping on cliff edge fined for lockdown breach
A couple found camping “in a perilous position” on top of a cliff have been fined for breaching lockdown rules. The pair were found with a child in a tent 85m (280ft) above the North Yorkshire coast in a spot prone to landslips. Police said the 27-year-old woman and 30-year-old man had travelled from Doncaster and Middlesbrough. Choosing to camp at the site at Port Mulgrave, near Staithes, had put all three lives at risk, officers said.
North Yorkshire Police said it was “completely irresponsible” to pitch the tent so close to the cliffside along the Cleveland Way, a popular coastal walking route. “To travel from Middlesbrough and Doncaster with the intention to camp overnight is obviously a clear breach of the regulations,” officers said. “Not only were the individuals involved risking their own safety and the safety of the child who was with them, if a landslide had occurred, they would also be risking the lives of the emergency services who would attend the resulting incident.”(BBC)…[+]