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| Two drown, one missing, at Moonee Beach on NSW mid-north coast | Two drown, one missing, at Moonee Beach on NSW mid-north coast |
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| Two men have drowned and one is missing in big surf off the New South Wales mid-north coast. | Two men have drowned and one is missing in big surf off the New South Wales mid-north coast. |
| The group of six people got into trouble at Moonee Beach, north of Coffs Harbour, just after 6pm on Monday, police said. | The group of six people got into trouble at Moonee Beach, north of Coffs Harbour, just after 6pm on Monday, police said. |
| Two men, aged 35 and 45, were pulled from the water but did not survive. | Two men, aged 35 and 45, were pulled from the water but did not survive. |
| Emergency services called off their search for a 28-year-old man after sunset amid deteriorating conditions but were due to resume on Tuesday morning. | Emergency services called off their search for a 28-year-old man after sunset amid deteriorating conditions but were due to resume on Tuesday morning. |
| Two teenage girls and a teenage boy were also pulled from the water and taken to Coffs Harbour hospital for observation. | Two teenage girls and a teenage boy were also pulled from the water and taken to Coffs Harbour hospital for observation. |
| Police were working to establish if the group, from western Sydney, was a family on holiday – it is believed they all knew each other. | Police were working to establish if the group, from western Sydney, was a family on holiday – it is believed they all knew each other. |
| Surf Life Saving NSW north coast duty officer Les Pepper said the search had now moved to the back beach of the unpatrolled Moonee beach. | Surf Life Saving NSW north coast duty officer Les Pepper said the search had now moved to the back beach of the unpatrolled Moonee beach. |
| “It is a treacherous stretch of beach, not safe at all,” he told ABC News on Tuesday. “Some of the beaches are really nice, they look really nice, but are a bit treacherous. | “It is a treacherous stretch of beach, not safe at all,” he told ABC News on Tuesday. “Some of the beaches are really nice, they look really nice, but are a bit treacherous. |
| “At Moonee, it is a river mouth, the creek comes out from there and the rip forms from there and takes you straight out, and people just don’t understand what rips are.” | “At Moonee, it is a river mouth, the creek comes out from there and the rip forms from there and takes you straight out, and people just don’t understand what rips are.” |
| He urged people to only swim at patrolled beaches, with many now patrolled seven days a week over the Christmas period. | He urged people to only swim at patrolled beaches, with many now patrolled seven days a week over the Christmas period. |
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