How many more lives will be lost before action is taken?

WE’RE devastated to hear of the loss of another life at Fingal and heartbroken for the young man’s family.

That headland is an extremely dangerous place. It’s taken three lives in little more than two years – now four – and this would be higher if not for the brave actions of surf lifesavers and heroic bystanders like my brother Ryan.

It is not accessible for most bystanders to help due to the rock cliffs, which is

why there are calls from the public and outlined by Tweed MP Geoff Provest in October last year for flotation rings to be installed to prevent further tragedies.

This has still not occurred. The community want action, having taken it into their own hands to place flotation devices on the headland such as a chopped-up bodyboard after Ryan gave his life saving little Rihanna.

But this has been removed and we now have another tragedy that may have been prevented if there had been a flotation device to throw to the young man.

It is a simple measure already used on many NSW headlands that will save lives. We will even put up the funding to pay for it.

We need local and state governments to act. How many more lives will be lost until they do?