Finding into death of Jil Jayeshbhai Khokhara
Deceased
Jil Jayeshbhai Khokhara
Demographics
26y, male
Date of death
2024-03-17
Finding date
2024-10-01
Cause of death
Drowning
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Jil Khokhara, a 26-year-old international student from India, drowned at Marengo Beach, an unpatrolled, extremely hazardous beach with strong currents and large breaking waves. He was unable to swim competently and entered the water despite these risks. The coroner emphasised that swimmers, particularly those new to Australia and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, need better water safety education regarding open water hazards, rip currents, and the importance of swimming at patrolled beaches. The coroner endorsed recommendations from Life Saving Victoria for targeted, multilingual water safety messaging for international students and newly arrived migrants, including potential integration into visa processing and university orientation programs.
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Contributing factors
- Lack of swimming ability
- Lack of understanding of open water hazards and rip currents
- Swimming at an unpatrolled, extremely hazardous beach
- Swimming outside safe designated areas
- Inadequate water safety knowledge for new arrivals to Australia
- Strong ocean currents at the beach location
Coroner's recommendations
- Targeted water safety messaging in areas with high visitation and drowning fatalities among cultural groups and international visitors, using relevant languages
- Recruitment of overseas-born peoples in education sectors to optimise water safety messaging for culturally and linguistically diverse communities
- Inclusion of water safety information in visa processing and arrival documentation for refugee entrants to Australia
- Adjustments to policy to ensure new migrants have access to swimming and water safety education programs
- Expansion of water safety education programs offered by Australian universities for international students
- Investigation of optimal timing and methods for delivery of aquatic safety messages to various tourist and student groups
- Evaluation of effectiveness of tailored prevention strategies for different types of international visitors
- Enhanced communication about beach safety flags and hazard identification for multicultural communities
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