Embarrassing blunder wrecks a touching beauty spot tribute to beloved swimmer: 'Does no-one check?'
A touching tribute to a Sydney woman overlooking her favourite swimming spot has baffled locals - with the heartfelt message suggesting she was born many tears after her death.
The plaque, in honour of Julie Savage, who died last year on April 29, was placed on a bench overlooking Maroubra bay, in an eastern Sydney Suburb, but the sweet tribute included an alarming error.
'Jules loved Maroubra, she swam in the ocean and the pool and loved to walk this headland,' the tribute, written by her friend Cat, read.
'She soaked up the beauty of this precious place and respected that it was and always would be Aboriginal land.'
'Always Loved Cat,' the sweet testimony said, alongside Randwick City Council's logo.
However, one eastern suburb local shared a picture of the plaque on a Maroubra FaceBook page after noting a mistake with the dates listed.
Instead of printing Ms Savage's birth date as July 21, 1947, the plaque stated the year as 2047.
'Errrmmm… something not adding up here..,' Matthew Broome, who noticed the mistake, wrote.
'How does no one check these things and the item gets so far along to be placed and no one notices?' One asked.
'Not the person who printed it, not the person who installed it. Amazes me.'
'Maybe time travellers do exist,' another teased.
'Julie was the terminator,' a third light-heartedly commented.
A friend of Ms Savage said she had informed Cat of the error and praised the local swimmer.
'Jules was an exceptional woman and a dear friend and is very much missed. Lovely words Cat,' Susie Spin wrote.
Dylan Parker, Mayor of Randwick, confirmed he was aware of the mistake and would be rectifying it as soon as possible.
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