Torbay, Devon. — At 6 P.M. on the 19th September the Berry Headcoastguard reported that a man had fallen over the cliff at Berry Head on to a ledge close to the water. He had been helping three others, who had got into difficulties when cliff-climbing, and had overbalanced and fallen about 200 feet. A gentle N.W. breeze was blowing, but there was a heavy swell.

The motor life-boat George Shee was launched at 6.10 P.M., and the coxswain took her close in. Three of the crew then got ashore and climbed the cliff to the injured man. With the help of a coastguard, who had descended the cliff by a rescue ladder, they got him into the life-boat, and made for Brixham pier. The man was kept on board the life-boat until a doctor arrived, and he was then taken by ambulance to hospital. The life-boat returned to her station at 7 P.M.— Rewards, £4 4s..