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Feb. 02, 1957 - Norman's Eight-Hour Ordeal Ends: 20-Year-old Norman Derbyshire, of Lorne-Street, Wrexham, Danbighahire, fell asleep in the sun on a rock 200 yards from the Cliffs at Wambury, near Plymouth, Devon, When he wakened in the dark the rock was cut off by the tide - and a gale Eight hours later, coastguards roped to the shore recued him and he was taken to hospital. Photo Shows A dramatic picture showing the end of Norman's eight-hour Ordeal as helped from the sea by life-line yesterday morning

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13180104
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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20-year-old Asleep Coastguards Derbyshire Ends Gale Helped Normans Ordeal Plymouth Roped Tide Wrexham Yards


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