Safety Officers: Manitoba Beaches and Jhonalyn Javier

safety officers: RCMP said the children went missing as the sun was setting, according to CBC. Their bodies were recovered a short time later by beach safety officers. Sustainable Development Minister Cathy Cox said the review will start as soon as possible. "We're going to review the entire program to see how effective it is in light of this enormous tragedy," Cox said Thursday. "We want to make sure something like this doesn't happen again on our beaches." Grand Beach drowning victims David Medina and Jhonalyn Javier mourned David Medina, 12, and Jhonalyn Javier, 11 — both newcomers who arrived with their families from the Philippines in recent years — drowned on Monday evening. Currently no lifeguards are on duty at Manitoba beaches. The safety officers are "highly trained individuals," said Cox. Instead beach safety officers, who have lifeguard certification, provide water safety tips to parents but do not supervise waters. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.