A Sydney mother is being remembered as a hero after saving her son from drowning at a beach on the NSW mid north coast. Mel Austin was out for a swim on New Years day at a Dunbogan Beach when her child became caught in a rip.
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A man has drowned at a beach in Jervis Bay, south of Sydney.

A 34-year-old man tragically lost his life after encountering difficulties at Greenpatch Beach around 4:45 p.m. yesterday. Despite efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

ACT and NSW Police, as well as other emergency services were called, pulled him out and did CPR.

Emergency services attended to three other individuals at the beach; fortunately, none required further medical treatment.

The man was recovered from the water at Lobster Bay Beach in Shoalhaven, but sadly, resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.

In a separate incident on New Year’s Day, Mel Austin faced a terrifying situation at Dunbogan Beach when her child was swept away by a rip current. While trying to help, she also found herself in distress and, tragically, her husband Joel was unable to save her.

The death comes a day after a man in his 50s died around 10 kilometres north of Jervis Bay.

He was pulled from the water at Lobster Bay Beach in Shoalhaven and could not be revived.

A Sydney mother also drowned at a beach on the NSW Mid North Coast after trying to save her son.
A Sydney mother is being remembered as a hero after saving her son from drowning at a beach on the NSW mid north coast. Mel Austin was out for a swim on New Years day at a Dunbogan Beach when her child became caught in a rip.
Mel Austin died on New Year’s Day trying to save her child.(9News)

Mel Austin was swimming at Dunbogan Beach on New Year’s Day, when her child was caught in a rip.

She herself then came into difficulty, and could not be saved by her husband, Joel.

Five people have now drowned in beaches in New South Wales over the holiday period.

Searches for two missing people in Sydney have now been called off.

Authorities were searching for a 16-year-old boy who missing after a boat capsized at Palm Beach on New Year’s Eve. A 47-year-old man died in the incident.

On New Year’s Day, a 22-year-old Nepalese man Sushana Khadka was swept away at Coogee Beach, but has not been found.

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