Local Authority Urged to Put Up Warning Signs and Red Flags at Tanjung Lompat Beach

Authorities have been urged to put up no-swimming signs and raise red flags at Tanjung Lompat Beach in Bandar Penawar after four teenagers drowned there two days earlier.

Pengerang lawmaker Azalina Othman Said said the measures should be introduced even though the beach is not designated as a public recreation zone for swimming and other beach activities. She said many visitors from outside the area may not know the risks and could assume the beach is safe because it has tents and a campsite.

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Maybe visitors from outside do not know. We can see tents and a campsite, but there are no signs at all informing people not to swim.

Azalina called on the Pengerang Municipal Council to install signs and flags despite the issue falling outside its formal jurisdiction. She also advised the public to avoid water activities because of strong winds, waves and currents.

She said the Desaru coastline carries maritime traffic and has currents that differ from those at beaches in Terengganu, Mersing and Tioman. Visitors should picnic at the site, she said, but not go swimming.

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The current is really strong, and the wind is also very strong. That is why we ask anyone who wants to have a picnic to stick to picnicking and not swim.