Ericeira beach death plunge victims were Australian and British

The identity of a foreign couple, who fell down a cliff face in onto the beach in Ericeira on Tuesday, has been revealed.

The tourists fell from a height of 30 meters when they were taking a ‘selfie.’

Michael Kearns, a 33-year-old Australian man, was on holiday with his girlfriend, Louise Benson, a 37-year-old British woman, when they fell over the low wall above Ericeira beach in Mafra.

“Everything seems to indicate that the fall happened when they were probably trying to take a selfie,” said Rui Pereira da Terra, head of the rescue service in Cascais port.

“It seems they dropped their mobile phone and fell down while leaning over to retrieve it,” he added.