Parc national de Port Campbell, Tom and Eva beach, Loch Ard Gorge

Tom and Eva beach, Loch Ard Gorge, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia - Loch Ard Gorge is named after the sailing clipper Loch Ard ran aground on nearby Muttonbird Island on 1 June 1878. Only 2 of the 54 passengers and crew survived. Both were 18 years old. Tom Pearce, a ship's apprentice, was washed ashore here and heard the cries of Eva Carmichael, an Irish emigrant whom he pulled from the water. Tom then climbed out of the gorge to find help from local people. The feature now appears as two unconnected rock pillars. They have since been officially named Tom and Eva after the two teenage survivors of the Loch Ard shipwreck. They came ashore at what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge and sheltered there before seeking assistance. Ironically, Tom Pearce was the son of James Pearce, captain of the ill-fated SS Gothenburg.