Tombstoning Girl so Ashamed of Herself ; a Teenage Girl Injured During a Tombstoning Session with 20 Other Youths in Paignton Is Receiving Round-the-Clock Care at Home After Suffering Spinal Injuries.

Herald Express; Torquay (UK) › June 28, 2007

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A teenage girl injured during a tombstoning session with 20 other youths in Paignton is receiving round-the-clock care at home after suffering spinal injuries.

It emerged today that some of the participants involved in the life-risking jumps into the sea off Saltern Cove carried on leaping despite seeing the 14-year-old casualty rushed to hospital amid fears she may have been paralysed.

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Tombstoning Girl so Ashamed of Herself ; a Teenage Girl Injured During a Tombstoning Session with 20 Other Youths in Paignton Is Receiving Round-the-Clock Care at Home After Suffering Spinal Injuries.

The youngster's mother was grateful Saturday's near-tragedy at Armchair Rock was covered by the press because her daughter's close call would serve as a reminder of the deadly consequences of tomb...

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