Dog walker strolling on beach is stunned to see huge chunk of cliff face crumble to dust before his eyes
- Lee Chamberlain and partner Luke Tappenden were out for stroll in Essex
- They noticed a few rocks starting to fall so called their dogs away from danger
- Moments later a huge chunk of cliff face plummeted to the ground near them
A dog-walker for a stroll along a beach with his partner and two pets was stunned when a huge chunk of cliff face crumbled away before his eyes.
Lee Chamberlain, 33, and his partner Luke Tappenden, 28, had been enjoying their walk yesterday with dogs Jess and Mia when they noticed rocks tumbling near them.
But moments later, huge chunks of the cliff face fell away just feet from where the dogs had been playing – crumbling into shingle as it cascaded into a huge heap on the beach.
Quick-thinking Lee had his phone ready and caught the incident on video.
Lee, who walks his dogs on Naze beach in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, often, said: “It was quite a shock.
Couple Lee Chamberlain and Luke Tappenden had been walking their dogs, Jess and Mia, near the site moments before the cliff came away
“You do get quite a lot of cliff erosion down on the beach, but it’s very rare to see it actually happening before your eyes.
“Just a few minutes before, I had actually said to my partner’s father, wouldn’t it be cool to see it happen?
“Then we could see a few bits that had obviously fallen recently, and it was a bit windy and I thought, ‘That looks like it could go any minute’.
“I quickly got my camera out and then the next second it all started to crumble. It wasn’t a huge amount, but it was enough to cause a shock.”
Lee added: “I was a little bit nervous, because our dogs had just been near there.
They were stunned as a huge chunk fell to the ground, close to where their dogs had been playing moments before
“But as soon as we realised it looked a bit wobbly, we called them back over to us and put them on their leads.
“We had been walking quite close to the cliff – but we managed to get well back in time, so we were out of harm’s way.”
Lee said that he had shared the footage on Facebook to help anyone who might be studying the erosion along Naze beach.
He said: “Quite a lot of the cliff is coming away in places, and I know there’s been a lot of concern about Naze Tower, which is just a bit further along from where we were.
“I thought I’d share it because it might help people who are looking into this.”