It should have been safer, says witness to Grampians drowning

By Joe Hinchliffe and Robyn Grace
Updated January 22 2018 - 3:20pm, first published 3:19pm
Anneka Bading films herself swimming near MacKenzie Falls, unaware a man has just slipped into the water. In the background his friends are frantically trying to rescue him. Photo: Anneka Bading
Anneka Bading films herself swimming near MacKenzie Falls, unaware a man has just slipped into the water. In the background his friends are frantically trying to rescue him. Photo: Anneka Bading

A Coburg woman who witnessed the final moments of a man's life before he drowned at a popular waterfall in western Victoria has called for better mobile phone reception and more signage to improve safety in the area.

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