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Reckless group pose for pics dangling their legs over 500ft Beachy Head cliff

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This is the shocking moment a group of men risked their lives by dangling their legs over the edge of Beachy Head - to pose for photographs.

The friends took it in turns to perch over the crumbling 500ft high cliff as the others took snaps of them at the notorious suicide spot near Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Stunned eye witness Guy Hollingsworth filmed the trio as families walked by, oblivious to the danger.

Guy, 41, from nearby Seaford, said: ‘It is ridiculously dangerous, people don't understand just how dangerous it is.


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‘If they could see the cracks underneath them and the under-hangings where they are, they wouldn't go anywhere near it.

‘They really shouldn't go anywhere near it at all.’

The moment a group of men risk their lives by posing for photos - while dangling over a 500 foot high cliff (SWNS)
The moment a group of men risk their lives by posing for photos - while dangling over a 500 foot high cliff (SWNS)


The group, who were taking it in turns to pose, were filmed at Beachy Head, near Eastbourne (SWNS)
The group, who were taking it in turns to pose, were filmed at Beachy Head, near Eastbourne (SWNS)


Guy, from nearby Seaford, filmed the group on Sunday afternoon as he went walking along a nearby coastal path with a friend.

The photographer, who regularly sees people balancing precariously close to the edge, sent an unmanned drone up into the air to capture the men's actions.

He added: ‘They were there for a good 10 to 15 minutes, to put his own and others life's in danger is disgusting and he should be ashamed at his actions.


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‘If children had seen this and copied it could have been a tragic afternoon.

‘Lots of people walk by without even a glance, it has become the normal for people to do this, what does it need to stop this?

Guy Hollingsworth, who took the video, dubbed the stunt as ridiculously dangerous (SWNS)
Guy Hollingsworth, who took the video, dubbed the stunt as ridiculously dangerous (SWNS)


‘I asked the person I was with to ask them to step away from the edge, but by the time they had got down there over 20 people had walked by them without a word, they had also moved on.

‘I had no phone reception or I would have phoned the police myself. It goes without saying - stay away from the edge.’


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A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: ‘Coastguard advice is to stay away from cliff edges - they can be crumbly or slippery when wet.

‘Do not attempt to climb up or down cliffs unless you are trained and equipped to do so.’