A couple walking on the beach narrowly missed being crushed by tons of sandstone crumbling from the cliff face. The incident took place in Dorset, UK at a beach that has been known for these types of landslides and slope failures. The woman stopped to pick up a sea shell and the debris came down just in front of them. [Source: Mail Online. Image: BNPS.CO.UK via Daily Mail]
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