Sad news today – Victorian Coroner releases findings after an inquest into multiple drownings in a single incident at Port Phillip Island, Victoria Australia.
The visitors were from India, and had not made themselves aware of local hazards.
A Victorian Coroner found four international visitors became stuck in a rip and drowned in Victoria’s worst beach tragedy in nearly two decades.
In the finding, swimmers visiting from overseas are again urged to exercise caution this summer – especially in local conditions they are unfamiliar with.
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Swimmers urged to exercise caution this summer
Swimmers are urged to exercise caution this summer after a coroner found four international visitors became stuck in a rip and drowned in a state’s worst beach tragedy in nearly two decades.
A Victorian Coroner found four international visitors became stuck in a rip and drowned in a state’s worst beach tragedy in nearly two decades.
In the finding, swimmers visiting from overseas are again urged to exercise caution this summer – especially in local conditions they are unfamiliar with.
Reema Sondhi, 42, her 23-year-old nephew Jagjeet Singh Anand, 20-year-old niece Kirti Bedi, and 20-year-old family friend Suhani Anand all died at Victoria’s Forrest Caves Beach on 24 January.
They were visiting Phillip Island for a family day trip and were part of a group of nine with relatives from India.
But Sondhi, Singh Anand and Bedi would never make it home as they were pulled unconscious from the water and died on the beach. Anand died in hospital the next day.
Coroner Sarah Gebert found all four had drowned after being caught in a rip, in findings released on Thursday.
Signs at the beach’s entrance had general warnings including, “No Lifesaving Service”, “Dangerous Currents”, and “Submerged Objects” and were clearly displayed and visible on the day, lead investigator Sergeant Leigh Cole said.
But he noted there were no provisions to translate the messages into foreign languages.
Other group members later told police that they did not notice any warning signs.
Gebert said education, safety and water awareness “is paramount” to prevent more fatal drownings this summer.
It appears that in many cases, including this coronial investigation, clear signage warning of risks alone is inadequate.
SOURCE: The Guardian Fri 13 Dec 2024
Water Safety | Indian-Australian community – Trailer
If you’re an international student in Melbourne, Australia, don’t miss this vital presentation.
The Indian-Australian community is reeling from multiple drowning tragedies. What needs to change?
Harpreet has a phobia of swimming. He knows his community needs help India’s drowning rate is many times higher than Australia’s. The World Health Organisation estimated 48,774 people drowned in India in 2019, compared to 177 in Australia, although these figures omitted boating and flooding-related deaths. The society’s figures showed 276 people drowned between July 2018 and July 2019 across Australia. Of the 41 reported drownings recorded by Life Saving Victoria since July last year, more than a third were from multicultural communities. Six of those who lost their lives were born in India.
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