Cliffs of Moher slip death was tragic accident

A UNIVERSITY of Edinburgh student slipped and fell to her death while walking at the side of a “huge puddle” on a muddy part of a trail beside the cliff edge at the Cliffs of Moher in May 2024, an inquest has heard.

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At Clare Coroner's Court in Kilrush yesterday, three college friends of the late Roxan Bastaens gave eyewitness testimony of Ms Bastaens's final moments before she fell to her death at the tourist attraction.

Ms Bastaens, 20, was weeks away from celebrating her 21st birthday in June of last year.