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| Two drown within minutes, at Sydney's Clovelly beach and North Stradbroke Island | Two drown within minutes, at Sydney's Clovelly beach and North Stradbroke Island |
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| Two men drowned within minutes of each other on Tuesday, one in Sydney, one on North Stradbroke Island, bringing to nine the number of drownings in Australia since Christmas Eve. | Two men drowned within minutes of each other on Tuesday, one in Sydney, one on North Stradbroke Island, bringing to nine the number of drownings in Australia since Christmas Eve. |
| A 35-year-old man died after being pulled unconscious from the water at Clovelly beach in Sydney. | A 35-year-old man died after being pulled unconscious from the water at Clovelly beach in Sydney. |
| Emergency services were called to the beach at 1.54pm AEDT on Tuesday where they found the man, with a doctor already on scene, a NSW Ambulance spokesman said. | Emergency services were called to the beach at 1.54pm AEDT on Tuesday where they found the man, with a doctor already on scene, a NSW Ambulance spokesman said. |
| Victorian diver the fourth person to drown in Australia since Christmas Eve | Victorian diver the fourth person to drown in Australia since Christmas Eve |
| The man did not responded to CPR or the use of a defibrillator to restart his heart. Police confirmed shortly after 3pm the man had died. Local officers will prepare a report for the coroner. | The man did not responded to CPR or the use of a defibrillator to restart his heart. Police confirmed shortly after 3pm the man had died. Local officers will prepare a report for the coroner. |
| Bystanders said they had thought the man was snorkelling face down and it was only after he began hitting up against rocks they realised he might be in trouble. | Bystanders said they had thought the man was snorkelling face down and it was only after he began hitting up against rocks they realised he might be in trouble. |
| The second man was pulled from the surf at a popular swimming spot on North Stradbroke Island in Queensland. | The second man was pulled from the surf at a popular swimming spot on North Stradbroke Island in Queensland. |
| Paramedics were called to Frenchman’s beach at Point Lookout just before 12.30pm local time (1.30pm AEDT) where a man in his 40s was in a critical condition. | Paramedics were called to Frenchman’s beach at Point Lookout just before 12.30pm local time (1.30pm AEDT) where a man in his 40s was in a critical condition. |
| Despite paramedics working on him for more than an hour, he could not be saved. | Despite paramedics working on him for more than an hour, he could not be saved. |
| A spokeswoman for Surf Living Saving Queensland said the man was “unresponsive” when pulled from the water. He was treated by volunteer surf lifesavers before paramedics arrived. | A spokeswoman for Surf Living Saving Queensland said the man was “unresponsive” when pulled from the water. He was treated by volunteer surf lifesavers before paramedics arrived. |
| The area between Frenchmans beach and Point Lookout headland has been identified as a coastal blackspot. | The area between Frenchmans beach and Point Lookout headland has been identified as a coastal blackspot. |
| “The incident serves as a timely reminder to always swim at patrolled beaches between the red and yellow flags,” the spokeswoman said. | “The incident serves as a timely reminder to always swim at patrolled beaches between the red and yellow flags,” the spokeswoman said. |
| Police were investigating and a report will be prepared for the coroner. | Police were investigating and a report will be prepared for the coroner. |
| Seven others have drowned since Christmas Eve. | Seven others have drowned since Christmas Eve. |
| Four people drowned in three incidents before Boxing Day; a fifth man died after slipping into the water at MacKenzie Falls near Stawell in Victoria; a woman drowned at Forge Creek, near Bairnsdale in Victoria, on Saturday; and a 58-year-old man died on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast after being pulled unconscious from the surf on Saturday. | Four people drowned in three incidents before Boxing Day; a fifth man died after slipping into the water at MacKenzie Falls near Stawell in Victoria; a woman drowned at Forge Creek, near Bairnsdale in Victoria, on Saturday; and a 58-year-old man died on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast after being pulled unconscious from the surf on Saturday. |
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