In his gap address on weekday, counsel helping the investigator Sergeant Lyle Housiaux aforementioned at low water, the bar was usually exposed higher than water level for an outsized portion of its 700-metre length.
At tide, most of the bar is below varied depths of water.
Sgt Housiaux aforementioned there have been even larger risks within the afternoon thanks to glare on the water that created it tough to visualize the sting of the bar.
The public will access sphenisciform seabird Island by personal boat, ferry or by walking across the bar, however the DEC advises against the walk.
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