CAVE ROCK, SUMNER, NOW A DANGER AREA BECAUSE OF EROSION.—TOP: The sea sweeping round Cave Rock, Sumner, at high tide yesterday morning. During the last few weeks erosion at Cave Rock has created a danger area where a child or uninformed visitor might easily lose his life. Last week a girl found herself in difficulties on the rock and was helped to safety by Constable J. H. McCormick, of Sumner, who has also assisted several other persons recently. BOTTOM LEFT: A pitfall for the unwary. This photograph, taken at low tide yesterday at the south-east entrance to the cave, shows a hole filled with about 8ft of water. At high tide the depth is more than 16ft RIGHT: Another picture at low tide showing concrete steps which, not so long ago, led to the sand.

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26832, 10 September 1952, Page 10

CAVE ROCK, SUMNER, NOW A DANGER AREA BECAUSE OF EROSION.—TOP: The sea sweeping round Cave Rock, Sumner, at high tide yesterday morning. During the last few weeks erosion at Cave Rock has created a danger area where a child or uninformed visitor might easily lose his life. Last week a girl found herself in difficulties on the rock and was helped to safety by Constable J. H. McCormick, of Sumner, who has also assisted several other persons recently. BOTTOM LEFT: A pitfall for the unwary. This photograph, taken at low tide yesterday at the south-east entrance to the cave, shows a hole filled with about 8ft of water. At high tide the depth is more than 16ft RIGHT: Another picture at low tide showing concrete steps which, not so long ago, led to the sand.