Return of the tombstoners

Estate managers at the Royal William Yard are bracing themselves for a return of "tombstoners" brought out by the spell of warm weather and the school Easter holidays.

Tombstoning is the name given to the practice of jumping into water from a cliff or high point - presumably it gets its name from the likelihood of the participant needing a tombstone if they don't survive the jump!

There are many tombstoning points around the RWYard, Devils Point and the Plymouth waterfront.

The estates team at the Yard have written to all residents reminding them that the best course of action is to call the police.

In 2016, a 39-year-old man died after jumping from a ledge on Plymouth Hoe.

He had drunk a substantial amount of alcohol and landed on rocks before ending up in the water near the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club.

He had told his friends: “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing” – but he died of multiple injuries.