An inquest into three recent drowning deaths at Encounter Bay, south of Adelaide, has recommended further consideration of closing dangerous beaches. <\/p>\n
Nasir Ali Anwari, 18, lost his life at Petrel Cove Beach last year, eight months after Kamran Bimal Gujari, 19, died at the same spot. <\/p>\n
Mr Anwari had had no formal swimming lessons while Mr Gujari could not swim. <\/p>\n
David Russell Gadd, 28, drowned at Depledge Beach in 2012. <\/p>\n
Deputy Coroner Anthony Schapel said the court had been troubled over whether or not to recommend the closure of Petrel Cove Beach and Depledge Beach, also known as Depp's Beach. <\/p>\n
He said while the families of some victims would like that to happen, the general public was not in favour of it. <\/p>\n
\"The Victor Harbor Council has indicated a belief that public sentiment is not favourably disposed toward either of those measures,\" Mr Schapel said. <\/p>\n
\"On the other hand, closure of the beaches is a measure that would be strongly supported by the families of Mr Gujari and Mr Anwari.\" <\/p>\n
Mr Schapel said such a move could cause unintended problems, such as swimmers going to other more dangerous beaches such as Parsons Beach and Waitpinga Beach, which are only a few kilometres west of Victor Harbor. <\/p>\n
\"Beaches such as Parsons and Waitpinga have an even higher hazard rating than the beaches to the west of The Bluff,\" he said. <\/p>\n
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