A MAN whose three-year-old son nearly drowned off a Poole beach has called for more action, warning of the dangers of the sea, after reading about two further incidents in the Daily Echo.

Three-year-old Jack Clark was playing in the water last summer, near the spot at Branksome Chine where 85-year-old Leonard Griffiths dived in to save a nine-year-old boy, and where three-year-old Bobbie King almost drowned last week.

The tot was supervised by dad Paul's family, but suddenly disappeared under the water.

Mr Clark, 31, from Broadstone, said: "He was playing in the first little bit of the water and it just dropped down all of a sudden.

"He was there one minute and gone the next. His cousin was shouting for his mum and when she went in the water, it was up to her chest."

Thankfully Jack, now four, was fine and Paul did not report the accident as he thought it was just an unlucky incident.

That was until reading in the Daily Echo how Leonard Griffiths' rescue of a nine-year-old boy nearly ended in tragedy when the great-grandfather stepped into a sudden dip on the seabed and went under the water, and how three-year-old Bobbie King plunged into deep water in the same spot.

Bobbie's mum Lynn said a lifeguard told her the holes in the sand were caused by outflow pipes near the groynes blowing out air.

Mr Clark said: "It was in exactly the same spot. I've raised concerns and sent an email to the council about it because at the end of the day something serious is going to happen."

Cllr Don Collier, council environment boss, said the borough worked with the RNLI to ensure Poole's beaches were as safe as possible.

He added: "Naturally we all have to be aware that the sea can be a dangerous place and we would always urge parents to keep very close supervision of young children at the beach.

"We would welcome more information about this incident and invite this gentleman to contact us as we will always look to see if there is even more we can do."

First published: August 16