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Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Is it just me or ... http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
I mean, if a whole beachful of lifesavers can't find the poor sod then what does that say about the standards eh?
Eh? |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
News is now reporting the guy is dead.
Brainless IMO to let the event go on despite the cyclone warnings. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 8431302)
News is now reporting the guy is dead.
Brainless IMO to let the event go on despite the cyclone warnings. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders
(Post 8431304)
I wonder if the lifeguards had put out a warning for people to stay out of the water?
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Hold on, he's not dead yet ... http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1029456
Maybe the comp has a winner? |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 8431321)
Hold on, he's not dead yet ... http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1029456
Maybe the comp has a winner? Just noticed that, news report no longer has him as dead. You would think they would get the facts right:blink: There was even a piccy of the 'dead' competitior. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 8431336)
Just noticed that, news report no longer has him as dead.
You would think they would get the facts right:blink: There was even a piccy of the 'dead' competitior. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders
(Post 8431304)
I wonder if the lifeguards had put out a warning for people to stay out of the water?
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING for Dangerous Surf For people in the Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast forecast districts......Dangerous surf with some beach erosion is expected to develop about exposed beaches during the day, particularly about the Sunshine and Fraser coasts, and islands off the Capricornia coast. The State Emergency Service advises that people in the affected area should: · if near the coastline, stay well away from the water's edge |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 8431361)
This has been current since yesterday - but doesn't go as far south as the Gold Coast!
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING for Dangerous Surf For people in the Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast forecast districts......Dangerous surf with some beach erosion is expected to develop about exposed beaches during the day, particularly about the Sunshine and Fraser coasts, and islands off the Capricornia coast. The State Emergency Service advises that people in the affected area should: · if near the coastline, stay well away from the water's edge |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 8431361)
This has been current since yesterday - but doesn't go as far south as the Gold Coast!
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING for Dangerous Surf For people in the Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast forecast districts......Dangerous surf with some beach erosion is expected to develop about exposed beaches during the day, particularly about the Sunshine and Fraser coasts, and islands off the Capricornia coast. The State Emergency Service advises that people in the affected area should: · if near the coastline, stay well away from the water's edge |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 8431321)
Hold on, he's not dead yet ... http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1029456
Maybe the comp has a winner? Lesson - Don't go for paddle when there is a cyclone around. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by DunRoaminTheUK
(Post 8431412)
Deception Bay? I'll be there on Sunday.....It can be a deceiving place....
It was called Deception Bay because sailors would navigate into the bay thinking that it was a great spot to sail into without realising that it is an incredibly shallow bay. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 8431426)
Nope ... he's dead.
Lesson - Don't go for paddle when there is a cyclone around. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 8431336)
Just noticed that, news report no longer has him as dead.
You would think they would get the facts right:blink: There was even a piccy of the 'dead' competitior. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/...es-up-on-beach http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin ?? |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 8431426)
Nope ... he's dead.
Lesson - Don't go for paddle when there is a cyclone around. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by steve`o
(Post 8431797)
buggerd if i know which one is right now?
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/...es-up-on-beach http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin ?? Did that sound tactless? You know what I mean though. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Well, the competition he was taking part in is the Aussies 2010, which is the national competition of surf life saving and is organised by my employer - Surf Life Saving Australia.
In answer to your comments. 1) Competitions take place away from the red and yellow flagged areas of beaches because swimmers tend to object to surf skis, rescue boards, IRBs and jet skis in their safe patrolled area. 2) The race the lad died in was the second last heat to be held at Kurruwa before they moved everything south to a safer beach - all 8000 competitors were due to up sticks and move that afternoon. 3) There was plenty of water safety in the ocean at the time of the incident, but the guy in question got rolled off his ski in a plunging wave and the general view is that he got hit by the ski when he went 'over the falls', knocking him out. He would then obviously have sunk to the bottom and it's very difficult to locate people when they're on the bottom, particularly in surf that angry. Hundreds of competitors entered the water to look for him and he was eventually pulled from the water nearly a kilometre from where the race took place. 4) He was pulled from the water and received CPR - they got a pulse back, but he died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. He was an incredibly experienced surf lifesaver who had been in nippers since the age of 8 and who was the victim of a sporting accident. He died in the prime of life at the age of 19 and his parents got to see the whole sorry saga unfold. I'm not entirely sure what's so ****ing hilarious about that, perhaps someone can tell me. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8432285)
Well, the competition he was taking part in is the Aussies 2010, which is the national competition of surf life saving and is organised by my employer - Surf Life Saving Australia.
In answer to your comments. 1) Competitions take place away from the red and yellow flagged areas of beaches because swimmers tend to object to surf skis, rescue boards, IRBs and jet skis in their safe patrolled area. 2) The race the lad died in was the second last heat to be held at Kurruwa before they moved everything south to a safer beach - all 8000 competitors were due to up sticks and move that afternoon. 3) There was plenty of water safety in the ocean at the time of the incident, but the guy in question got rolled off his ski in a plunging wave and the general view is that he got hit by the ski when he went 'over the falls', knocking him out. He would then obviously have sunk to the bottom and it's very difficult to locate people when they're on the bottom, particularly in surf that angry. Hundreds of competitors entered the water to look for him and he was eventually pulled from the water nearly a kilometre from where the race took place. 4) He was pulled from the water and received CPR - they got a pulse back, but he died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. He was an incredibly experienced surf lifesaver who had been in nippers since the age of 8 and who was the victim of a sporting accident. He died in the prime of life at the age of 19 and his parents got to see the whole sorry saga unfold. I'm not entirely sure what's so ****ing hilarious about that, perhaps someone can tell me. Appreciate you telling the whole story Hutch, thanks. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8432285)
Well, the competition he was taking part in is the Aussies 2010, which is the national competition of surf life saving and is organised by my employer - Surf Life Saving Australia.
In answer to your comments. 1) Competitions take place away from the red and yellow flagged areas of beaches because swimmers tend to object to surf skis, rescue boards, IRBs and jet skis in their safe patrolled area. 2) The race the lad died in was the second last heat to be held at Kurruwa before they moved everything south to a safer beach - all 8000 competitors were due to up sticks and move that afternoon. 3) There was plenty of water safety in the ocean at the time of the incident, but the guy in question got rolled off his ski in a plunging wave and the general view is that he got hit by the ski when he went 'over the falls', knocking him out. He would then obviously have sunk to the bottom and it's very difficult to locate people when they're on the bottom, particularly in surf that angry. Hundreds of competitors entered the water to look for him and he was eventually pulled from the water nearly a kilometre from where the race took place. 4) He was pulled from the water and received CPR - they got a pulse back, but he died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. He was an incredibly experienced surf lifesaver who had been in nippers since the age of 8 and who was the victim of a sporting accident. He died in the prime of life at the age of 19 and his parents got to see the whole sorry saga unfold. I'm not entirely sure what's so ****ing hilarious about that, perhaps someone can tell me. Just had one of the organizers in my shop (we are close to Kurrawa) on his way down to the competition which has been cancelled this morning. He told me that everyone is devestated at the loss of a competitor, how hundreds of people were searching an ever increasing area, the deceased's mother becoming more hysterical as the time went on with no sign of her son, and the body being eventually found 1km from the competition site. Dancing on the grave of a 19 year old who has died in such tragic circumstances is pretty tasteless but unfortunately its par for the course these days on BE whose newer members seem to be religous bigots, self promoters or hypocrites. RIP. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8432285)
He was an incredibly experienced surf lifesaver who had been in nippers since the age of 8 and who was the victim of a sporting accident. He died in the prime of life at the age of 19 and his parents got to see the whole sorry saga unfold. I'm not entirely sure what's so ****ing hilarious about that, perhaps someone can tell me. Totally agree Hutch... I was just reading this and thinking how bloody sick some people are! They guy was 19 FFS!! Just imagine you being that parent stood on the beach while they searched frantically for your son! Shame on you guys |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Several comments including mine, were relating to the media's disregard of confirming their 'facts' before reporting them. Shocking.
There is another point which hasnt been added, a 15 year old lad was killed at the same spot in the same carnival in the same sort of conditions in 1996. Maybe why so many of the public think it shouldnt have gone ahead. Devastating for the parents. Especially as the lad is now reported as not having wanted to compete:( Very sad. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8432285)
Well, the competition he was taking part in is the Aussies 2010, which is the national competition of surf life saving and is organised by my employer - Surf Life Saving Australia.
In answer to your comments. 1) Competitions take place away from the red and yellow flagged areas of beaches because swimmers tend to object to surf skis, rescue boards, IRBs and jet skis in their safe patrolled area. 2) The race the lad died in was the second last heat to be held at Kurruwa before they moved everything south to a safer beach - all 8000 competitors were due to up sticks and move that afternoon. 3) There was plenty of water safety in the ocean at the time of the incident, but the guy in question got rolled off his ski in a plunging wave and the general view is that he got hit by the ski when he went 'over the falls', knocking him out. He would then obviously have sunk to the bottom and it's very difficult to locate people when they're on the bottom, particularly in surf that angry. Hundreds of competitors entered the water to look for him and he was eventually pulled from the water nearly a kilometre from where the race took place. 4) He was pulled from the water and received CPR - they got a pulse back, but he died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. He was an incredibly experienced surf lifesaver who had been in nippers since the age of 8 and who was the victim of a sporting accident. He died in the prime of life at the age of 19 and his parents got to see the whole sorry saga unfold. I'm not entirely sure what's so ****ing hilarious about that, perhaps someone can tell me. Someone drowning at a surf lifesaving competition is inherently amusing to me. Yes, someone died but they did go out there ... I avoided the potential problems by going to work in an office. Just goes to show how particularly suited human beings are to living on land. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 8433300)
Several comments including mine, were relating to the media's disregard of confirming their 'facts' before reporting them. Shocking.
There is another point which hasnt been added, a 15 year old lad was killed at the same spot in the same carnival in the same sort of conditions in 1996. Maybe why so many of the public think it shouldnt have gone ahead. Devastating for the parents. Especially as the lad is now reported as not having wanted to compete:( Very sad. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 8433300)
Several comments including mine, were relating to the media's disregard of confirming their 'facts' before reporting them. Shocking.
Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 8433300)
There is another point which hasnt been added, a 15 year old lad was killed at the same spot in the same carnival in the same sort of conditions in 1996. Maybe why so many of the public think it shouldnt have gone ahead.
Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 8433300)
Devastating for the parents. Especially as the lad is now reported as not having wanted to compete:( Very sad.
Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 8433398)
Someone drowning at a surf lifesaving competition is inherently amusing to me.
Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 8433398)
Yes, someone died but they did go out there ... I avoided the potential problems by going to work in an office.
Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 8433398)
Just goes to show how particularly suited human beings are to living on land.
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8433535)
It was an Ironman competition. You know - triathlon sort of an event, three disciplines - swimming, ocean ski and run.
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders
(Post 8433546)
Interesting that you only just poo pooed the entire notion of sport by saying that it is "pointless" in another thread. Now suddenly it has merit, does it?
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8433535)
It was an Ironman competition. You know - triathlon sort of an event, three disciplines - swimming, ocean ski and run. Would a child dying at a road safety event be as inherently amusing to you too?
Mind you don't get a paper cut. Despite all the hilarious cliff deaths and guffaw-inducing fatal falls? 2) Thanks, I'll be sure to wear gloves refilling the printer 3) Yes, despite all that hilarity |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8433952)
No - it doesn't have any merit whatsoever, thanks for asking. I just don't think it's funny when someone dies in an accident - but then I'm strange like that. I'll bet if it was someone close to Vim he'd be ****ing pissing himself hysterical for weeks.
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 8434060)
So you've never made a 'black humour' joke immediately after someone famous died?
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8434298)
Plenty of times. I'm trying not to be such a **** these days though.
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 8434308)
Ahh, a reformed black humour comedian. They are the worse.:lol:
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8434310)
Rrealising you were a **** is worse than actually being one? Ignorance really is bliss ...
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
I think I made an effort at "dark humour" when I was around 14, when I joked that a personality "was on his last legs" when he died shortly after having his legs amputated.
My father commented at the time that it was a good pun but in poor taste. I've not practiced "dark humour" since - it just reminds me of that time I was an immature 14 year old. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8432285)
Well, the competition he was taking part in is the Aussies 2010, which is the national competition of surf life saving and is organised by my employer - Surf Life Saving Australia.
In answer to your comments. 1) Competitions take place away from the red and yellow flagged areas of beaches because swimmers tend to object to surf skis, rescue boards, IRBs and jet skis in their safe patrolled area. 2) The race the lad died in was the second last heat to be held at Kurruwa before they moved everything south to a safer beach - all 8000 competitors were due to up sticks and move that afternoon. 3) There was plenty of water safety in the ocean at the time of the incident, but the guy in question got rolled off his ski in a plunging wave and the general view is that he got hit by the ski when he went 'over the falls', knocking him out. He would then obviously have sunk to the bottom and it's very difficult to locate people when they're on the bottom, particularly in surf that angry. Hundreds of competitors entered the water to look for him and he was eventually pulled from the water nearly a kilometre from where the race took place. 4) He was pulled from the water and received CPR - they got a pulse back, but he died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. He was an incredibly experienced surf lifesaver who had been in nippers since the age of 8 and who was the victim of a sporting accident. He died in the prime of life at the age of 19 and his parents got to see the whole sorry saga unfold. I'm not entirely sure what's so ****ing hilarious about that, perhaps someone can tell me. Very sad and especially tragic as many competitors had concerns about safety and had already spoken to the organisers on several occasions regarding this. Sam |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by harrip
(Post 8435861)
I think I made an effort at "dark humour" when I was around 14, when I joked that a personality "was on his last legs" when he died shortly after having his legs amputated.
My father commented at the time that it was a good pun but in poor taste. I've not practiced "dark humour" since - it just reminds me of that time I was an immature 14 year old. |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 8434060)
So you've never made a 'black humour' joke immediately after someone famous died?
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders
(Post 8431513)
It was called Deception Bay because sailors would navigate into the bay thinking that it was a great spot to sail into without realising that it is an incredibly shallow bay.
But I've also heard they went to the wrong bay, and really what the passing sailors had meant was Moreton Bay. Still I love the literal names given to places. Where is 'you lying bastards' river? I bet it is a stream somewhere.:p JTL |
Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
why or why do posts on here have to turn to shite,obviously some things are closer to our hearts than others,but where is your compassion guys:confused:
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Re: Man missing in surf at lifesaving competition
Originally Posted by donna
(Post 8437640)
why or why do posts on here have to turn to shite,obviously some things are closer to our hearts than others,but where is your compassion guys:confused:
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