Mel, the tragic stories of this beach aside, this is a really great photo. I'm glad you posted it. I think I get the idea about the latest death though. Still tragic.

Mel, every time I go past this part of Marine Parade I see these signs. I think its because it has a real bad drop just in a few metres from the waters edge, and there have also been quite a few drownings there by people getting swept away. A few years ago with another big storm we had, we went over to have a look at how high the waves were (as the road runs along the beach) and little did we know that just after we left, a 4 year old girl was swept away and drowned. It was after this that these signs appeared. Still, some don't take any notice and that was why a lady drowned last week. I love the flag in this photo. It shows how stormy it was.