Several cases of continuous death of tourists at Malpe St Mary’s Island were reported in the past few days. The Malpe Tourism Development Committee is planning to prohibit the entry of tourists to St. Mary’s island if any more untoward incidents happens or if drowning cases are repeated, cautioned committee secretary and Udupi City Municipal Commissioner Uday Shetty.

Several safety measures have been already put in place at the island, including safety fences at dangerous locations, imposing fine on tourists entering into the sea after crossing the safety fences, identifying selfie points at four safe places in the island, sensitising tourists about the dangers while entering the island, and the contractor ensuring not more than 500 tourists congregate on the island at a particular time.