'Overcrowded death trap': appeal to Insta-obsessed visitors of Figure 8 Pools

By Ashleigh Tullis
Updated March 1 2019 - 2:00pm, first published February 28 2019 - 7:30pm
Insta-obessed: Tourists pose for photographs at the Figure 8 Pools in the Royal National Park. Picture: Wolters Peeters
Insta-obessed: Tourists pose for photographs at the Figure 8 Pools in the Royal National Park. Picture: Wolters Peeters

The suspected drowning of a Nepalese student who was swept off the rock platform at the popular Figure Eight Pools has renewed calls for those seeking the perfect Instagram post to listen to safety warnings.

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