Finding&recommendations hong,asay1286 09
Deceased
A Say Hong
Demographics
58y, male
Date of death
2009-04-24
Finding date
2011-02-25
Cause of death
Drowning
AI-generated summary
A Say Hong, aged 58, died on 24 April 2009 after drowning in the Tasman Sea off North Bondi whilst rock fishing. He was washed from a rock ledge by a wave. This was an accidental death with no clinical involvement. The coroner made no adverse findings regarding clinical care. Recommendations focused on public safety: the deputy state coroner recommended that the Department of Industry and Investment undertake research to identify demographic groups at risk of drowning from rock fishing fatalities, assess the effectiveness of existing educational, enforcement, and engineering safety methods, and use these findings to develop a comprehensive rock fishing safety program for New South Wales.
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Contributing factors
- wave action
- rock ledge fishing location
Coroner's recommendations
- Research to identify demographic groups most at risk of drowning related to rock fishing fatalities
- Research to identify and assess the effectiveness of all educational, enforcement and engineering safety methods currently used to prevent rock fishing fatalities
- Development of a rock fishing safety program for New South Wales based on research findings
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