Thanks to the heavens opening, Coogee beach was all but deserted at midday on Sunday, save for a large and colourful group of swimmers and surf lifesavers.
Wearing bright pink, participants in the Migration 2 Surf program gingerly approached the waves, hand in hand with yellow and red-capped lifesavers. For many, it was their first time in white water as they took part in the special ocean-safety course, aimed at new migrants.
