'Heroic act': Heartbreaking tributes for fishing friends who drowned at Streaky Bay

The heartbroken family of a woman who drowned while fishing at Streaky Bay says she died a hero. Elizabeth Peters was trying to save her friend's life when both women were swept away at a treacherous stretch of coastline.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Elizabeth Peters and Ada Hunt, two close friends who shared
a passion for fishing and used it to help provide
for their loved ones.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
We adored her her infectious smile, always passive outlook.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
In Live yesterday morning, the pair was casting lines from
the shore at Backbeach near Streaky Bay when sixty five
year old Ada got pulled in and sixty seven year
old Elizabeth didn't hesitate to go after her.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
She would just you know, don't think to why. She
just went there to save her friend. And I wish
that she could have made it back.

Speaker 3 (00:48):
Doing her best, yes to save really bad life of
their of a friend.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
Tragically, neither woman made it back alive. Their bodies were
recovered nearby soon after the alarm was raised.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
Such a peroic act to be brave in the strong current.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
Elizabeth had recently moved away from Streaky Bay and was
there to visit Ada, who leaves behind a loving husband.

Speaker 4 (01:16):
She was a mad worker. I've got old and tired,
but she kept it going.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
Elizabeth Peter's family say she would talk about Streaky Bay
all the time, and their biggest regret now is never
coming with her to this place that she loved so much.

Speaker 2 (01:35):
She loves Streaky Bay. That's the place, you know, where
she thrived doing fishing with her husband and friends. She
embraced the Australian way of life.

Speaker 1 (01:46):
And the town embraced them in Streaky Bay. Lauren Rose
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