Devil's Pool

[1][2][3] The local council urges visitors to stay within a designated swimming area and on paths out of cultural respect and to avoid loss of life.

[4][5] Signs warn of the dangers of swimming and climbing in the No Go Zone because the water is deep and fast flowing through narrow channels and over underwater rocks.

[8] In 2005, the Australia TV program Message Stick gave an account of the Pool through many interviews and testimonies of witnesses to investigate the prevalence of deaths of young male travellers over the years.

After being promised to a respected tribal elder, she met a handsome young warrior called Dyga from another tribe and fell in love.

The Yidinji people believe that Oolana's spirit still haunts the Devils Pools, pulling young men to their untimely deaths.

Devil's Pool as seen from its lookout
A warning sign at Babinda Boulders
A memorial at Babinda Boulders