‘Drowning continues’ , ‘Indifference of Port Sint Johns politicians’,  ‘Outcry after Port St Johns drownings’, ‘Presence of lifeguards at PSJ beach questioned',  … all titles of press articles of a never ending list which express how desperate people are and how dangerous the situation is at Second Beach in Port St Johns, South Africa.
 

23/11/2015

A swimmer drowned, swept away by strong currents, just a day after a local angler drowned while fishing from a rocky outcrop. A month before two Grade 9 pupils, both 16 and from Ngqeleni schools, had drowned at Second Beach.

16/4/2016

Two SANDF soldiers presumed drowned at Second Beach, Port St Johns. While swimming one man got into difficulty in the surf and another man went into the surf to attempt to assist but he took got into difficulty. Both men disappeared under water.

26/9/2016

During the day, at Second Beach in Port St Johns, people from Mount Frere were enjoying themselves at the beach. A 26-year-old lady fell into the water and passed away.

28/12/2016

An eight-year-old girl drowned at popular Second Beach in Port St Johns. Her 12-year-old friend survived and was taken to hospital. According to Provincial health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo the drowning occurred shortly after lifeguards had knocked off duty for the day and gone home.
Another bather, said to be a middle- aged man from Lusikisiki, is believed also to have drowned at the same beach.

How many more drownings one can accept.  If tourists' safety is your concern add a safety warning about swimming on the Wild Coast as you can find on these websites:  http://www.riebeekvalleyhotel.co.za/what-to-do-in-port-st-johns.html and  http://www.wildcoast.co.za/safety-warning-swimming-on-the-wild-coast .