Rocks in their heads! 'Oblivious' campers pitch their tents under dangerous cliff - right next to where rockfall plunged 150ft onto the beach

Daily Mail​

2 days ago

Reckless campers risked their lives by pitching their tents under a dangerous cliff and right next to where rockfall had plunged onto the beach.
The huge pile of boulders failed to act as a deterrent to the party as they set up camp for two nights.
Large cracks are visible in the 150ft sandstone cliffs suggesting that the next landslip at the at Burton Bradstock in Dorset is only a matter of time.
It is the same stretch of coastline where 22-year-old tourist Charlotte Blackman was crushed to death by a huge rockfall as she walked under the cliffs in 2012.
Simon Lewins, who took the photos, said he had seen young men exiting the tents, with one of them using the cliff face as a toilet.
He said they were 'totally oblivious to the danger' having ignored safety warning signs stating that beach camping is illegal and subject to £100 fines.
Mr Lewins, 66, a retired teacher, said: 'There were young males in and around the tents. One of the occupants was using a small cave area in the cliff face as a toilet.
'They seemed totally oblivious to the danger.
'At the entrance to the beach area there are warnings of the dangers along with a camping prohibition notice with a £100 fine for beach campers.'
Locals took to social media to slam the campers' behaviour with some suggesting they merited the Darwin award for stupidity.
John Hardwick said: 'Right next to an obvious fall as well! The next candidates for the Darwin award.'
Helen Margrate Lowe added: 'Do they not understand they (the cliffs) collapse and people have died before.'
The public have been urged to stay away from the cliffs to avoid future tragedies.
A Dorset Council spokesperson said: 'The Jurassic Coast looks the way it does because of erosion - meaning it is always on the move.
'It is a wonderful place to visit, but it's important to use common sense and caution - stay away from the edge and base of cliffs and always pay attention to warning signs and safety messages.'
It comes after a woman was found dead at Durdle Door beach on the Jurassic Coast last week.
Tourist Petya Rabrova was found in an unresponsive state at the far end of the Dorset beauty spot and below a 300ft cliff.
Despite efforts by paramedics Miss Rabrova, 36, was pronounced dead on the beach.
She was formally identified at the scene by her father, and her death is not being treated as suspicious.
Ms Rabrova was from Bulgaria but was living in Greenfield Gardens, Golders Green, north London, at the time of her death.
She worked as a receptionist and had visited Durdle Door on June 19, which was one of the hottest days of the year so far.
An inquest into her death was opened this week in Bournemouth.