Jacob Stewart's Action Man toys sparked a real-life emergency rescue when they parachuted into danger from a perilous clifftop - and became stuck.

After two days wedged 40ft up on a rocky outcrop in Baildon, firemen were called into action.

Jacob's mother Andrea became concerned children might put themselves in danger attempting an SAS-style rescue.

The fire service were alerted but when a crew from Shipley arrived to attempt a rescue, the toys were missing - presumed stolen.

Now Mrs Stewart - delighted at the public-spirited response of the firefighters - has appealed for the return of the toys who became wedged when they were thrown over the cliff by six-year-old Jacob and his pal Jamie Flounders, seven.

Mrs Stewart said: "The boys were absolutely heartbroken when the Action Men got wedged on the cliff. Jacob had only had his a week and he saved up all his birthday money to buy it.

"The dolls both had really quite big, bright orange parachutes and you could see them quite clearly from the ground.

"I was just so worried that another child might see them and try and get them as they're very popular. But it's a sheer drop and they could easily fall."

And the two tough toys spent three nights battling for survival on the freezing clifftop before mysteriously vanishing.

Firefighters were called to the scene after concerns that eagle-eyed children had spotted the two £23 dolls and would try and climb up and get them.

But when they got to the spot they found the action heroes had "deserted" - or been abducted.

"We kept checking on them every night and they were still there on Tuesday. We felt really sorry for them stuck up there in the frost," added Mrs Stewart.

"I can only think that somebody has climbed up and taken them. Jacob is very upset as he really thought the fire fighters were going to get them down."

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