Dog survives fall down cliffs at Beachy Head

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Solent News/REX (3439243a)Iggy the lucky collieDog survives fall down cliffs at Beachy Head, Sussex, Britain - 20 Dec 2013A dog miraculously survived after it plummeted 300ft down a steep cliff while chasing seagulls. Young collie dog Iggy plunged over the edge at Beachy Head, East Sussex, as horrified owners Claire Morris, 50, and husband Mark Russell looked on. Claire described the incident as


A dog miraculously survived after falling 300ft down a steep cliff while chasing seagulls at Beachy Head in East Sussex.

Horrified owners Claire Morris, 50, and husband Mark Russell looked on as their young collie, Iggy, plunged over the edge of the cliff.

Claire, from Haslemere, Surrey, said Iggy hovered over the edge and then disappeared.

She said: "Iggy likes to chase birds and he was looking up at this seagull when he started to chase it.

Aerial view of the Lighthouse and cliffs at Beachy Head in East Sussex incl the Belle Tout lighthouse in the distance. 18/01/04: A man was repeatedly stabbed before his body was trussed-up and thrown off cliffs, police said. Sussex Police began a murder probe yesterday after one of three corpses recovered at notorious suicide spot Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, was found to have multiple stab wounds. Tape had been used to bind his hands and feet, and to fasten a plastic bag over his head.



"Because he was looking up he didn't see the edge of the cliff and he just disappeared. It was horrible. I was howling and it was just awful.

The couple couldn't see their dog and then spotted something walking around.

Claire said: "I have no idea how he survived. He must have landed in the water in just the right place and at the right angle."

Their dog fell near Belle Tout Lighthouse on the Seven Sisters coastline.

The 18-month-old pooch was collected by the RNLI and was reunited with his owners shortly afterwards with just a limp.

"If we had seen a notice saying to put your dog on a lead we would have done so because when he takes off he just goes," Claire added.

"We were 20 to 30 metres from the edge but there were no signs."

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