IMAGE #1:
SOMERTON BEACH: 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE
This photo and the two that follow show adjacent views of the beach and all were apparently taken on April 2nd. 2014.
In the image above we can see the steps that are also seen in my earlier post HERE. You can see how high the water has risen to the foot of the steps.
IMAGE #2:
A VIEW TO THE NORTH SHOWING STEPS AND WALL/WATER LINE
Taken 20 minutes prior to high tide and in the image above you can see how the tide has advanced so that it is already reaching the base of the rock wall. Referring back to the linkHERE.. You will see that the body was found approximately in line with the 3rd post up from the base of the steps.
IMAGE #3
A BIGGER PICTURE
In this image, taken about 100 meters South of the steps, you can see the bigger picture and the fact that the tide has already reached the base of the rock wall for quite some distance along the beach. Bear in mind that all three photographs were taken between 18 and 20 minutes prior to the peak of the tide.
Of great interest is that the high tide shown here was just after 6.30 pm on April 2nd 2014, according to records of the tide times for South Australia, the high tide at Glenelg just a short distance North of this point, was 2.36 meters or 7 feet 9 inches. The 1948 High tide for this same location was 9 feet according to records.
This in turn means that the body of the Somerton Man would, in all probability have been soaking wet when discovered, but the recorded facts as per the inquest documents, dated 1949, say that he wasn't, he was cold and damp and the body had not been in the water.
So, let me repeat, according to this information, the Somerton Man died elsewhere at around 2 am on the morning of the 1st December 1948 and his body was taken to the beach after the high tide which occurred at 4.34 am that morning.
Historically Speaking:
Others over the years have mentioned and questioned the high tides at this location, that includes the Adelaide University Facebook group ( of which I was a member) in 2011 from memory. In 2014 Nick Pelling on his blog page had a post about the tide times and even then he questioned it. The difference between those mentions and those you will find on this blog, is that here, the whole issue has been extensively investigated and we provide evidence that strongly suggests that the Somerton Man had indeed died elsewhere at around 2am and did not arrive on the beach until after 4.34 am.
At the very least, the Police should take this discovery very seriously and take it further, there is every reason to do that and none whatsoever to leave it as is.
There are some other images taken at the time in 2014 but which I need to clarify in terms of the exact timing and location from which they were taken, I will advise the results when they come to hand.
FOOTNOTE:
The bottom line is that it takes much more than a mention of the tides or a question about them. Ideally, you should follow up, investigate and make every effort to answer the questions that are raised.
Regarding Nick Pelling, in the past I have openly said he is capable of far better work and I still believe that. However, in this instance, he was close but didn't do the follow-up for whatever reason. Sad to say that when he handed control of his blog over to the trolls, things changed, and not for the better. Like most trolls, Milongal and John Sanders, have their mental health issues, I hope they are reading this post and if so I am asking you both to please consider your own health and get some professional help, the behaviors you both display are just not normal and can have a long term effect on your mental health and well being.
