Tombstoning 'can be done safely'

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A group of British cliff jumpers has told Newsbeat that tombstoning can be done safely.

They say people should be educated about the dangers rather than being stopped from doing it and they think the negative publicity is unfair.

Three people have died this year after leaping into the sea and coastguards say they'd like to see it banned.

Newsbeat's Debbie Randle reports from Lulworth Cove in Dorset.

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