User blog comment:770scorpion/coastal guns/@comment-1808057-20100216225651

Some don't even warn you - when I walked too far into the water at Jakobs Cove, I just died. And no, they don't let you get a second wind. The reason they don't just let you fall and die is for consistency - they protect the coastlines, they protect the cliffs as well. Besides, if you had a strong enough shield (especially if you modded it) you could fall that distance with no trouble at all.