Brit man, 42, and teen, 17, drown in Australia after tourists are swept out to sea sparking helicopter rescue mission

TWO British tourists have drowned after being swept out to sea in a holiday horror in Australia.

A 42-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were pulled from the water in Queensland on Sunday afternoon but tragically could not be saved.

Aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef.
Two Brit tourists have drowned in AustraliaCredit: Getty

A third man, 37, from Monto, was also dragged under but miraculously survived.

He was airlifted to Bundaberg Hospital in a critical condition with a serous head injury.

At 2:17 pm, emergency teams hurried to Round Hill Head in Seventeen Seventy after three individuals, who are thought to be on vacation with their families, encountered difficulties in the waves.

Helicopters, paramedics, and rescue teams launched a desperate search, with all three eventually retrieved from the water.

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