Rescuers call for tough penalties after 'prime idiot' filmed hanging from cliff face

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A social media video of a tourist hanging off a notorious WA cliff on Easter Sunday has prompted a furious response from a sea rescue group.

"I assume [the video] is legit," said Albany Sea Rescue Squad operations co-ordinator Chris Johns.

"We're mindful of people we have pulled out of there … [who have been put] into body bags who have been doing similar things."The coast near Albany is already notorious for drownings, with several fishermen swept off rocks in recent years.fell to his death while attempting to take a picture at the same locationIn recent years the site has been renovated, with a large viewing platform built and warning signs and fences erected.

 

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