In a tragic incident at the Cliffs of Moher in May 2024, 20-year-old Roxan Bastaens, a student at the University of Edinburgh, lost her life after falling from the cliff edge. The Clare Coroner’s Court in Kilrush, County Clare, concluded that her death was accidental. Witnesses testified that the trail, initially protected, became slippery and lacked barriers. Roxan was walking single file with friends when she slipped near a large puddle, tumbling down the cliff. Despite efforts to save her, she fell into the water and was later recovered by an RNLI boat. The coroner confirmed her death was instantaneous and painless. This incident marks the second accidental death at the cliffs in 2024, prompting the Clare Local Development Company to close off large sections of the trail.