The turquoise waters that break over the white sand at Squeaky Beach don't look dangerous.
On Christmas Day in 2020, two 26-year-old international students took a candid photo at the shoreline of the popular bathing spot at Wilson's Prom — which lies in Victoria on the southernmost tip of mainland Australia — before wading into the surf.
It was a mild 21 degrees Celsius, and they were surrounded by other beachgoers jumping through the waves.
