At present, the United Kingdom has a National Coasteering Charter that works toward creating safe practices, training guides and promoting the sport, but there is no national governing body yet.
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Nine people were rescued off Redgate Beach in Torquay following several injuries including a dislocated shoulder and in November two instructors received leg injuries at Anstey's Cove while scouting for new coasteering sites.
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During the summer many people were rescued after getting cut off by the tide and activities such as coasteering - swimming, jumping and scrabbling around sections of coastlines - saw Brixham Coastguard called out to a variety of incidents.
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