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Title: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: BigJules on March 08, 2011, 10:11:37 AM
Saw this article in the SMH (http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/driver-dead-as-4wd-rolls-on-beach-20110308-1blhj.html)

Poor bugger, but what's the bet too much speed and no seat belts contributed to his death. Be hard to roll several times at 40kph.
Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: MarkGU on March 08, 2011, 10:19:28 AM
Jules
 it also said that he was travelling at the waters edge........and trapped.....me thinking he may have drowned ?

either way....should NEVER have happened.
Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: DANBRI on March 08, 2011, 10:20:03 AM
Yeah, it's not far from here. It's a nudist beach, and whenever I have been there it's the nudist of the wrong sex  :'(

Front page on local paper. RIP dude.

Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: DannyG on March 08, 2011, 10:21:57 AM
Saw this article in the SMH (http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/driver-dead-as-4wd-rolls-on-beach-20110308-1blhj.html)

Poor bugger, but what's the bet too much speed and no seat belts contributed to his death. Be hard to roll several times at 40kph.


I agree, very sad to see a loss of life especially so young. But geez how many tourists are getting killed driving on beaches and obviously not wearing seat belts and/or speeding or driving stupid.

Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: craigtempo on March 08, 2011, 10:26:46 AM
Dam shame

i was camping there on the weekend so it kinda feels bad ............ :'(


and I'm sorry to say danbi.......... heaps of the right sort bathing when we where there

my condolances to the family and friends

craig

Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: crispy on March 08, 2011, 10:34:42 AM
Hi all i was always told when driving along a beach not to go near the water line as the sand is soft with water ,he may have started to feel the vehicle lose steering and over reacted and rolled ,also speed and not wering safety belts may have been a contributing factor ,i have seen this a bit where not only tourists but all kinds of people speed along the beach i dont understand why ,it is not a sealed road so why would you increase your speed who knows what happened just sad to see someone lose there life this way on holidays ,if the attitued doesnt change about the way people drive on beaches you know what is going to happen ! :police:
crispy
Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: BigJules on March 08, 2011, 02:20:40 PM
I didn't know one could drive on Samurai beach. I thought it was walk-in only, because of the clothing optional approach.

I've been wasting all my time on Stockton.
Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: Heiny on March 08, 2011, 06:11:10 PM
It's a nudist beach, and whenever I have been there it's the nudist of the wrong sex  :'(


Nothing wrong with nude women Danbri!! most of us here like them ;D ;D
Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: DANBRI on March 08, 2011, 06:13:16 PM
 ;D

I walked into that one.
Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: MarkGU on March 08, 2011, 06:14:21 PM
Nothing wrong with nude women Danbri!! most of us here like them ;D ;D
even the campgirls too   8)
Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: davo69 and the Nurse on March 08, 2011, 07:40:24 PM
I was involved in patching up the tourists that were involved both of the Fraser Island rollovers that occurred 2 weeks apart - both incidents had fatalities. Most the tourists involved, ended up with a helicopter ride to Qld's biggest hospital.

It was hard enough consoling their grief, let alone the grief of the deceased's families. And even worse when the police visited to lay charges over the deaths...

It bought me back to reality, on  how dangerous sand driving can be, and how much more dangerous it can be, if sharing the beach and surrounding environment with drivers of poor or little 4 wheel and beach driving skills.

Beach fatalities are tragic, regardless of the circumstances. RIP.

the Nurse
Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: crackacoldie on March 08, 2011, 08:14:51 PM
even the campgirls too   8)

that's gold nav!!
Title: Re: Tourist dies in roll over on Samurai Beach (near Stockton)
Post by: Racer on March 09, 2011, 05:07:25 PM
Yeah, it's not far from here. It's a nudist beach, and whenever I have been there it's the nudist of the wrong sex  :'(

Sometimes they are referred to as 'Dune Smugglers'  >:D