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Falls from the sea wall (FOI)

Falls from the sea wall (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by States of Jersey and published on 13 March 2017.

Request

Following a recent Jersey Evening Post article I would like to know how many reported incidents there have been of people falling off the island's harbour and sea walls during the last 10 years (15 if possible).

Please can you also advise if there have been any fatalities arising from any such falls?

Response

From police records, the below are the only incidents where people have fallen from sea walls. There were no fatalities.

​Date ​Location ​Incident Fatality
​02 June 2010 ​Five Mile RoadFall from sea wall ​No
​18 June 2009​Waterfront Sea wall near to La Frigate ​Fallen from wall​No
​19 July 2009​Five Mile Road Kemp Tower ​Fallen Female​No
​25 July 2012​St Aubin Harbour​Fallen from harbour​No

 

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