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This astonishing footage shows the moment an enormous section of cliff collapses on to a beach below.

The video was filmed by a walker who said she just legged it after the rock crashed.

Deborah Smith had been out watching the sunset at Lyntone Cliffs near Bude, Cornwall, at 4pm on Monday.

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She said she noticed small bits of earth falling from the cliff edge and got out her phone to film.

Deborah, 54, can be heard gasping just before the huge amount of land plunges to the sand below.

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She said: Ive never walked that particular area before and I was just wandering along taking pictures of the sunset, like you do.

I saw some little chunks of the cliff fall off and roll down so I started to video it.

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Then the massive bit just collapsed, it was so scary – I legged it away.

PIC: APEX 11/12/2018 An incredible piece of video shows the moment an enormous chunk of cliff collapses onto the beach below. The clip shows a huge piece of land plunging noisily down the cliff edge prompting a large gasp from Deborah Smith who happened to be out walking when it occurred. She said the incident was so scary that she legged it away soon after it happened. The video was filmed at Lyntone Cliffs near Bude, Cornwall at 4pm on Monday. Deborah from Bude said she had been out for a walk when she noticed small bits of earth falling from the cliff edge. She said: "I've never walked that particular area before and I was just wandering along taking pictures of the sunset, like you do. "I saw some little chunks of the cliff fall off and roll down so I started to video it. "Then the massive bit just collapsed, it was so scary - I legged it away. "It made a hell of a noise too - very loud." This picture shows Deborah Smith close to the area where the cliff collapse occurred. VIDEO AVAILABLE: https://youtu.be/oewtikggE9c ??50 FEE FOR USE SEE STORY BY APEX NEWS - 01392 823144 ---------------------------------------------------- APEX NEWS AND PICTURES NEWS DESK: 01392 823144 PICTURE DESK: 01392 823145

Deborah was walking to enjoy the sunset when she caught the cliff collapse on film (Picture: Apex)

It made a hell of a noise too – very loud.

Deborah said she looked around to see if anyone else was around who might have witnessed it too.

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She added: There was was no one else there – I kind of wanted someone else to have seen it as well as me.

I did stop a jogger to tell her that part of the cliff had collapsed but she just waved at me and I dont think she knew what I was saying.

I definitely didnt expect to see something like that happen.

The manager of the nearby Elements Hotel and Restaurant said he was not aware of the collapse but was not that surprised by it.

PIC: APEX 11/12/2018 An incredible piece of video shows the moment an enormous chunk of cliff collapses onto the beach below. The clip shows a huge piece of land plunging noisily down the cliff edge prompting a large gasp from Deborah Smith who happened to be out walking when it occurred. She said the incident was so scary that she legged it away soon after it happened. The video was filmed at Lyntone Cliffs near Bude, Cornwall at 4pm on Monday. Deborah from Bude said she had been out for a walk when she noticed small bits of earth falling from the cliff edge. She said: "I've never walked that particular area before and I was just wandering along taking pictures of the sunset, like you do. "I saw some little chunks of the cliff fall off and roll down so I started to video it. "Then the massive bit just collapsed, it was so scary - I legged it away. "It made a hell of a noise too - very loud." This picture shows the area where the cliff collapse occurred. VIDEO AVAILABLE: https://youtu.be/oewtikggE9c ??50 FEE FOR USE SEE STORY BY APEX NEWS - 01392 823144 ---------------------------------------------------- APEX NEWS AND PICTURES NEWS DESK: 01392 823144 PICTURE DESK: 01392 823145

The crash happened at Lyntone Cliffs in Cornwall (Picture: Apex)

He said: Its not far away from us at all, just down the road.

That area is prone to this sort of thing and with the wet and windy weather weve been having I cant say Im surprised.

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A similar thing happened about three or four years ago when bits of the cliff collapsed during a really bad spell of weather.

A spokesman for Falmouth Coastguard confirmed that the area where it happened is covered by them.

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They added they had no reports of any incidents there.

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