Parents of drowned teen call for urgent changes at Aberavon beach | ITV News 

So he was swimming in a banned zone and now they complain about safety?

The parents are looking for someone to blame for the death of their son. The boy jumped into the water. His decision.

It would be better if parents took responsibility for the safety of their own children rather than creating more restrictions for everyone else.

The sea is a dangerous place and must be respected. Parents need to teach their children this basic fact Also warning signs are in place there. If people choose to ignore them that's their risk. We cannot put barriers around the entire British coastline.

Teach your kids to treat the sea with caution and respect. No need for a campaign.

So he swam in a banned area, the parents should teach the rules and dangers of the sea that’s what needs to be done instead of harsh restrictions

It was his fault; no one else’s. This is the failure of the parents for neglecting to instruct their son correctly.

Put a fence round the sea. That will work.

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL ABOUT THE SEA EVEN YOU 15YR OLD

The last thing i would want to do after the loss of a child is talk to the media

How many have actually died jumping off that pier. If it’s less than 2 in the last 10 years then it’s just a freak accident

It is always someone else's fault. Let's drain the sea. that'll stop drowning.

He was 'encouraged by others'???? The usual blaming others routine.i suppose the beach was racist.

Every summer in the UK, we hear of teenagers, who have drowned during the hot weather. Why are these kids not learning to be careful in water, they seem to be void of basic common sense.

Pay for swimming lessons. Teach your kids to swim at the local leisure centre. Don’t blame other people for your negligence.

More safety measures certainly wouldn't hurt. Teach your children about safety and know who their friends are!

Teach your Kids how to swim and not to Jump off Piers in the First Place… Its Not a Safety Concern.. Its A STUPIDITY CONCERN

My sincere condolences to the family for their loss . Teach your kids to have a healthy respect for the sea,even when they're good swimmers unfortunately, it's too late for that with this family .

It`s disgusting , they should concrete over the sea and wrap everything in bubble wrap .

The sea must be a racist

RIP.. please please teach your children to swim. Keep coastlines safe by placing signs and to beware of rip tides

It's an awful awful tragedy and my heart goes out to the parents. . But self responsibility is still needed. We live by the sea and from day one we've educated our children about the dangers. I'm afraid accidents do happen. ❤

The parents were probably not educated in riptides. Lots of people are unaware of how dangerous the sea is, most people live in houses and barley interact with nature. Can’t just blame the parents if they were unaware, also falls on the kid. Need to pick up many life skills to survive. I nearly died from a rip when I was a child, my mum saved me, they never instructed me on riptides. If you don’t know, you just don’t know. Thankfully we have the internet now so we know to avoid things like mold, riptides, chemical interactions, what is safe to eat, almost an endless list of hazards to understand. Takes a lot of time to research everything.

Its always everyone else's fault.

It’s always someone else’s fault!

Sorry for your loss 🙏🏻

Tim Dillan has a whole podcast segment about stupid deaths around graduation. This lad just joined that statistic lol 'Kids get so excited about becoming an adult they die instantly because of it'

Its a sad loss but...teach your child how to swim well, instill some logical thinking and then maybe this wouldn't have happened. The world doesn't need barriers and foam edges, just think about your decisions before you make them and prepare your children before they set out on their own journey. Not really any excuse in country that is no more than 60 miles away from the sea in any location you stand and you haven't taught your child to be a good swimmer....even if you can't swim there are cheap enough classes. You dont have to be an athlete but being fit, strong and prepared for at least the basics can never be a bad thing.

Aww God bless his family. Sorry for your loss RIP David. Gone too soon.

Very sad. Never follow your friends to save face, or impress

Key word “ preventable” Be ready for restrictions

Close the beach.....bad beach....😶

R.I.E.P David. Condolences to family and friends.

My sincere condolences to the family for their loss. I often remember in 1990 when little Christopher who I used to play and were neighbours with played around and then drowned in the disused Kingsbury Lido in North London.

Erm NO! how about just don't be jumping off the pier into the sea 😮😠😡🤬 once again playing the blame game 👎

God bless this family

He had so much potential man

Note.... bling bling chains and blades don't help you float!

Ignore the platitudes. The character of the drowned boy is irellevant. His actions are what resulted in this so his judgement is responsible. He ignored the warning signs and there is no cure for stupidity.

The waves are no joke in the UK. I nearly drowned in Brighton and that was very close to shore(massive and very strong waves spinning me around like a stone), not to mention the currents. Watch out when swimming

Because why would they be responsible for their child’s behaviour?? Teach them how to behave. It’s a good life lesson generally

This is sad but fact is the sea is dangerous and should be respected and ppl need to take care and swim near the beach, don’t go out far as you’ll easily get caught out

Fill it in

😢So very sad

Respect the Sea because it has no back door!

To all those cold hearted reptilians out here in the cimments blaming parents for their sons decision is stupid. Theres a rwason why a teenager is not considered or judged as an adult. They have lost their child already. Your opinion is too little too late.

So sorry for his family 😭

Preventable if your not jumping off piers!

Parents are responsible more restrictions

Dear God! Listen to yourselves! If we can do something to save a childs life, shouldn't we? There have been numerous children killed here. It's time to make a change!

Darwins Law

Yeah it’s the beach’s fault!!!

don't get why people are against additional safety measures, also they are not looking for anyone to blame you sick people they simply want no one to go through this same grief

RIP Dave he was going IFBB

I see racism is alive and well in the comments section.

Darwin awards will never die, which is ironic i realise.

If he was English everyone would be paying their respects in the comments. People are ruthless

Free swimming to all kids would be a good start ..... The only safety they will do is stop people swimming at the beachs as its free ... It is down to the kids and the parents at the end of the day... I can only hope by teching my kids to swim in the sea and No is No they will be ok but as soon as they go out that door they are on there own...

Some of these comments are awful. They are asking for pretty basic safety measures such as a ladder to get out and floatation devices, it’s really not much to ask. I don’t understand why people have such an issues with some minor changes that could drastically improve safety

Racists having a field day in the comment section. Even in the face of death? Shame!!!

Bad parenting and not our problem

maybe changes to a kids teaching. swimming lessons...

*LMFAO!*