But they drowned before they could make it back to dry land.
Coroner Dominic Mulligan is investigating the deaths of Pavan Kumar Ganasala, 37, and Praveen Kumar Pagadala Shiva, 31, on December 28, 2010.
A sandbar runs between Penguin Island and the mainland at Mersey Point in the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, which is managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC).
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