The co-owner of a popular but treacherous tourist hotspot along a rugged stretch of South Australia's coastline is considering blocking access to the site after the drowning of two people.A witness rushed to help but believes her son saved her life by holding her backA 35-year-old man from Holden Hill in suburban Adelaide and his five-year-old daughter, south of Port Lincoln, on Sunday afternoon.
A witness told the ABC the pair, who were accompanied by a friend, were not taking photos but were walking near the entrance to a cave when a freak wave knocked them into the water.could not be retrieved until Monday morningGlenn Theakstone, the co-owner of Whaler's Way Sanctuary, said six people have drowned along that stretch of coast since the sanctuary opened almost 50 years ago.
"Millions of people have been through Whaler's in that 50 years and it's a well-known icon of Eyre Peninsula. "A lot of people come to Port Lincoln just to see that, so it doesn't just affect us — it affects the locals as well, so it's a hard decision to make."
I’m sorry this father and daughter had to loose their lives to finally have this area closed, beyond time. To the family and friends, remember, “they walk with the lord”
It's the stupid people, not the location that causes the deaths.
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