Drunk Littlehampton teen in embarrassing seach and rescue

A DRUNKEN Littlehampton teen triggered a major search operation when he thought he had fallen off a Bournemouth cliff on a night out.

By The Newsroom

Published 24th Feb 2010, 07:30 BST

Updated 24th Feb 2010, 07:31 BST

The 19-year-old called police told them he was clinging to a tree above a cavnerous drop to the ocean, but was found two hours later on a slope in a car park more than a mile from the sea.

Around 20 police officers, fire crews and coastguards searched the seafront before finding and "rescuing" him, at about 5am on Sunday.

Asked if the teenager was embarrassed, a coastguard said: "We hope so."

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