Crime affects ‘cool down’ at Clifton Hill Beach

On Wednesday was no different.

The beach that spans the Clifton Hill Beach Resort was not as populated as it usually is during the day on Ash Wednesday.

According to a vendor who has been selling different kinds of chow on the beach for some years, the low numbers stem from the January shooting of Garvin Phillip, 41, who was shot in his leg during an altercation on the beach.

Despite the video of the incident being shared extensively via social media sites, police investigations were hampered by witnesses who claimed to have not seen what happened.

Still, a few young people and tourists were seen playing football and bathing, three families mounted tents for a cookout, and vendors set up stalls in hope of more people showing up after work.