Environment Cowes drone research shows erosion hotspots Preliminary results found sand is moving in an easterly direction, leaving some erosion hotspots. by . Published April 20, 2022 Link copied! Copy failed! Cowes East Foreshore Preventative Action Group Leon Sweeney and Meredith Lynch (back) with former Melbourne University researcher Karina Sorrell (sitting, front), in 2020 collecting data from drones on beach erosion. Updated September 05, 2025 4:47 pm | 5 months ago Link copied! Copy failed!