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.
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.
He was pulled from the water at Lobster Bay Beach in Shoalhaven and could not be revived.
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.
On New Year’s Day, a 22-year-old Nepalese man Sushana Khadka was swept away at Coogee Beach, but has not been found.
