Friday 22 November 2013

Rhys Clark inquest: Dog walker died after 150ft plunge down cliff trying to save pet puppy

plunged down a 150 foot clifftop as they tried to save their pet dog, an inquest heard today.

Civil engineer Rhys Clark was killed and his fiancee Anna Galazka was seriously injured as they tried to save their one-year-old puppy as it fell down the cliff face.

Eyewitnesses told how they watched in horror as first Rhys and then Anna slid down a steep grassy slope - before tumbling over the clifftop.

The inquest heard Rhys, 27, shot headfirst onto the holiday beach with Anna, 25, crashing down after him seconds later.

Rhys was killed instantly as he struck the rocks to just a few feet from the body of the pet mongrel Sherlock.

The couple had rescued Sherlock from an animal welfare centre just weeks earlier - and loved taking him on walks.

Polish-born Anna had a miraculous escape but suffered multiple fractures including a broken pelvis and broken leg.

The couple had been together for two-and-a-half years and planned to get married.

Brunette Anna was described by Rhys’ father at the inquest as the

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