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Tourist in His 20s Drowns After Being Swept From Rocks at Indijup Natural Spa

The site’s history of deaths underscores the danger of sudden rips at rock platforms popular with visitors.

Overview

  • The man, a tourist in his 20s, was swept from rocks into a rip current at Indijup Natural Spa near Yallingup on Monday and was later found unresponsive.
  • Police said he drifted out to sea, and surf rescuers recovered his body by jet ski.
  • Acting South West Superintendent Andy Elliott said the visitor had limited swimming ability, and attempts to get flotation devices to him failed.
  • Police said the drowning is not suspicious, and they will prepare a coroner's report as they ask witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers.
  • The Monday death is at least the third at the rocky site in the past decade, where warning signs now caution people about walking on the edge.