Ukrainian refugee Olya Tikhanova, 40, drowns while taking a photo at Salmon Beach in Western Australia.

Olya Tikhanova, a 40-year-old Ukrainian refugee who settled in Western Australia, tragically drowned while on a family holiday at Salmon Beach in Esperance. She slipped off the rocks while taking a photograph. Despite rescue attempts, she could not be saved. This incident marks the second drowning at Salmon Beach since 2020. Tikhanova had recently fled the war in Ukraine and had found a new job in Perth.

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