Campaign for warning signs at ‘notorious’ Barbados beach
The widow of a man who drowned in a rip tide in Barbados has launched a campaign for warning signs to be put up.
Grandfather of nine, Eddie Flett, 71, drowned in March last year after being pulled out to sea at Rockley Beach in Christ Church.
The holiday had been booked as a treat for his wife, Linda, 64, in a bid to cheer her up following the death of her father six months earlier.
The beaches in this area have become notorious claiming several lives because of its dangerous waters.
Mr Flett’s family is campaigning for warning signs to be put up.
His son, David, said: "Dad was a wonderful man – he didn’t take risks.
"We are campaigning for the tourism board to have signage put up to warn people about the rip tide."
According to the Daily Mail, the beach has a history of accidents.
In January, Top Gear host Chris Evans pulled a struggling pensioner out of the water at the beach.
In February last year, 80-year-old Yussuff Romatally died after being pulled from the water by lifeguards.
In April 2014, BBC film-maker Jay Merriman-Mukoro was reported missing after swimming in the sea off the beach – his body was later discovered further up the beach.
Linda Flett said: "My husband didn’t take risks, he wouldn’t even go up the ladder – there’s no way he would have gone in the water if there had been signs up.
"I would say to people planning to go there, go on the internet, do your research and be very careful near the water – don’t let children play in the water."
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