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Joe Proksik & Jesse Nguyen Memorial : 11-April-2013
Joe Proksik & Jesse Nguyen Memorial : 11-April-2013

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The seat commemorates Joe Proksik and Jesse Nguyen who died when they were washed out to sea from the rocks below where the seat is located.

 

Location

Address:Wilsons Promontory Road, Squeaky Beach Walk, Tidal River, 3960
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -39.028844
Long: 146.307567
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Seat
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:15-April-1998
Actual Event End Date:15-April-1998
Link:http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/centres/p…

Dedication

Front Inscription

Plaque:
On The 15th Of April 1998, Joe Proksik (20 yrs)
And Jesse Nguyen (19 yrs), Tragically Drowned
After Being Swept By Waves From The Rocks Below.

This Plaque Is Placed In Loving Memory Of Joe
And Jesse, And To Serve As A Warning To Others,
To Please Keep To The Walking Tracks.

Source: MA,ACPH
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au