-following drownings at Enchanter Creek
In the wake of the incident where two girls drowned on Sunday at Enchanter Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, in an emergency meeting on Monday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre challenged operators to immediately incorporate safety and security in their operations.
The Home Affairs Minister in his opening remarks stated that enough attention is not given to safety. While understanding the need for striking a balance between both operators and visitors, he asserted that both parties should play a vital role in ensuring safety.
According to Benn, creek operators should have lifeguards at the locations to monitor and oversee the activities. Some basic regulations that were suggested included signs that state what activities are restricted and unrestricted, and highlighted restricted areas that should be secured with a barrier. He warned that if the operators are not equipped with the basic requirements for a functional creek, then they should be “shut down.”
