A major rescue mission was launched after walker became trapped 50ft up on a 'treacherous' cliff face ... of a man cut off by the tide near to Hurlstone Point between Minehead and Porlock.

A cocker spaniel has survived a 150ft (46m) fall from a cliff in Somerset. The dog, called Indy, plunged off Hurlstone Point, near Porlock, while chasing a stone during a walk with her owners.

The woman was walking the South West Coast path from Minehead to Porlock when she fell off near Hurlstone Point. Operations manager Dr John Higgie said: "She slipped and fell a few feet but she ...

But the tide rapidly carried them eastwards around Hurlstone Point and "pushed around by the ... ashore in an inaccessible spot below the cliffs". "As soon as they saw us they began waving their ...

Flooding is expected for the coastline between Gore Point and Hurlstone Point at high tide at 18:30 on Monday evening. The Environment Agency has issued the following advice: Act now to protect ...