South Australian college fined over student’s school camp death

But before he stepped onto the steep, algae-covered rocky outcrop at Yorke Peninsula’s Brown’s Beach – the site of drownings in both 2019 and 2020 –  the boy was not given a life jacket, and non-slip shoes were not considered necessary.

In the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) this week, the school pleaded guilty for breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act. The judgement was published on 13 July.

SAET Deputy President Judge Miles Crawley said the students were rock fishing when one lost his balance, slipped and fell into the water.

“Ahmad and another student either slipped or jumped into the sea in an effort to rescue him,” Judge Crawley wrote. “Two of the boys were able to self-rescue. Ahmad was lost.”

The 16-year-old’s body was recovered the next day.