Love and Death at Blowhole 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
The Kiama Blowhole is an attraction about 2 hour's drive south of Sydney, Australia. A blowhole is a shaft in a cliff leading from the surface to a sea-cave below, and when sea waves enter the cave, air is compressed and blown out the top of the hole. See an encyclopaedia for a better definition. Of course, as the hole is some 5-10 metres deep, there is a guardrail around it to stop visitors falling in, with numerous signs telling people NOT TO CLIMB OVER!
One night, 2 amorous and drunk pairs of teenagers made their way to the blowhole to consummate their relationships. One pair wisely stayed behind the guardrail, the other pair climbed over it and either made love close to the opening of the blowhole or the edge of the cliff. A note: there is a lighthouse nearby, with a dark parking lot, and the pounding of the waves is quite audible. I'd like to be there with a girl of my own. Reasons were not given for their actions: More romantic? Or just an extra buzz, something to boast to your friends about? No matter now.
Their subsequent energetic actions sent them over the edge, with one of the pair landing on a shelf some meters below - and their opposite half landing on top of them. One was killed, I forget who exactly now. In the act (or rehearsal) of expanding the gene pool, one eliminated him/herself from it!
I believe the pair were locals, or had visited the site earlier in the daytime, so knowledge of the signage is assumed
This is recounted from memory, and occurred some years ago, so please contact the SMH (or New South Wales State Police) for a more precise version. It was inspired by the urban legend of the med student, his lover, and the lightning bolt in the first 'Darwin Awards' book. Does the dead person qualify for a Darwin? Submitted on 05/02/2003
Submitted by:
Jon D
Reference:
Sydney Moring Herald, no date
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