Why this photo of a woman on a picnic left the photographer 'horrified'
At first glance it appears to be a relaxing picnic, complete with unrivalled views across the English Channel.
But on closer inspection, it turns out to have been a life-threatening meal which could have proved fatal.
A female hiker was spotted eating her lunch just metres away from a cliff edge at Seaford Edge, on England's south coast on February 6.
Unknowing to her, there was a gaping crack appearing directly beneath her at the notorious cliff fall site.
The terrifying images were captured by veteran local photographer Sid Saunders, 74, who was horrified to see the woman sitting on the unstable cliff as she ate her lunch.
"I was enjoying my walk on Tuesday at Seaford Head, and I watched a young woman walk pass the metal post warning people off the cliff edge and the possibility of it being unstable," Mr Saunders said.
"I was some way from her, but when I looked back I could see to my horror she was sitting eating and drinking on a large crack in the chalk."
Mr Saunders says he began walking back to the woman to warn her but thankfully she had retreated from the edge by the time he got there.
The site, a renowned walking spot, has been the location of a number of cliff falls in the last few months.
Thousands of tonnes of chalk tumbled onto the beach below in the last English summer, prompting a search operation to check no one had been hurt.
In June, a South Korean student fell to her death near the popular site as she had her photo taken on the cliff edge.
Mr Saunders said he tackled the hike often and regularly saw senseless acts near the cliff edge.
"I’m a few weeks away from my 75th birthday, and most days walk eight to ten miles in the Sussex and Kent countryside, and on my cliff walks I notice how stupid some people can be.
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"This was one of the worst things I had seen."
