‘Don’t lose your life over a photo’ warns NI Coastguard - ‘we are urging the public not to take a chance with your life for the sake of a photo’

Calls have been made for people to not lose their lives over a photo by Coleraine Coastguard.
By Gemma Murray
Published 12th May 2021, 10:12 BST
Updated 12th May 2021, 10:24 BST
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In a social media post they say: “*DON’T LOSE YOUR LIFE FOR A PHOTO *

“We’re seeing a worrying trend on social media of people taking huge risks by climbing over the wall at the Mussenden Temple on the cliff edge above Downhill.

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“We are urging the public not to take a chance with your life for the sake of a photo. “

The post adds: “It’s a beautiful location but you can get just as good just as good a picture by staying on the right side of the wall.”

Mussenden Temple is located in the beautiful surroundings of Downhill Demesne near Castlerock in County Londonderry.

It perches dramatically on a 120 ft cliff top, high above the Atlantic Ocean on the north-western coast of Northern Ireland, offering spectacular views westwards over Downhill Strand towards Magilligan Point and County Donegal and to the east Castlerock beach towards Portstewart, Portrush and Fair Head.

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