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| Surfer’s Paradise Gold Coast Visitor’s Demise |
| Saturday, 19 January 2008 | |
 (JFS) Literally in the first week of our high season, the worst possible tragedy has occurred due to our lack of Lifeguards this year in Tamarindo, the single most popular tourist destination on the “Gold Coast”. Due to dangerous surf, tide, prevailing currents and the total lack of lifeguards, a father of three young children drowned last Thursday Jan 10th. His death is a tragedy, a tragedy that should not have occurred. He was just wading into the ocean up to his chest with a close friend when he was swept ...  Photo (jfs): Sport Fishing Heaven Ocean conditions were treacherous due to extremely low tides, a rapidly rising westerly swell and the parallel orientation to the beach of the water flowing out of the Tamarindo Estuary. With high surf conditions and a dropping tide this creates extremely strong currents that can be deadly to bathers. Almost every year the Tamarindo Estuary Mouth swings to the extreme south, and the vigilance of lifeguards is necessary to save anywhere from four to over a dozen people in a single day! Two others almost suffered the same fate on Thursday of last week, a young boy was rescued by a surfer in the same area and later another young man almost drowned as he was battered upon the rocks further south, until bystanders came to his rescue. If decisive action is not taken immediately Tamarindo is poised for disaster.  Photo (wjh): On the Main Beach in Tamarindo It was hoped that commercial interests, primarily hotels, would take over and support this program. Unfortunately, this has not happened. The Asociacion ProMejoras de Tamarindo (APMT) addressed this problem immediately at the town meeting on last Friday and will again solicit financial support from tourism businesses in Tamarindo to apply for and finance meeting the requirements for International Blue Flag Program. For more information on the International Blue Flag Program please visit here; http://www.blueflag.org/  Photo (sxc): Coming to more Guanacaste Beaches soon! We need lifeguards, flags designation dangerous & safe swimming areas, as well as more warnings signs on the beach urgently. Businesses need to provide services such as these where both the national and local governments are unable or unwilling. Why is it that businesses refuse to realize that the community’s best interests and theirs are one and the same? Comments (0)
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