A woman died and a man went missing after being swept from rocks near Punchbowl Rocks beach in Victoria. Two more people drowned in separate incidents in New South Wales. Emergency services are warning Australians to be cautious on the water during the long weekend due to hazardous surf conditions.
Tragically, multiple people have been swept away near coastal areas in Victoria and New South Wales, including a woman who narrowly escaped death at Punchbowl Rocks beach. A man was pulled from the water while fishing on Wollongong harbour, and another person drowned at Green Cape on the south coast. Authorities are investigating all four incidents following a wave of water-related tragedies this long weekend. With Easter approaching, Australians are urged to stay cautious on the water amid hazardous conditions across coastal regions in NSW, including the Sydney coast, as over 118 lives have been lost during similar accidents in the past two decades.
A woman was swept from rocks near Punch Bowl Road in Victoria, while a man is missing after both incidents. Two additional people drowned in separate coastal regions of New South Wales: one at Wollongong harbor, another in North Sydney, and a fourth on the south coast. Emergency services were called for each incident, with some individuals unable to survive their rescues or recoveries. Coroners will conduct investigations into all four deaths. Authorities urge caution at beaches across NSW due to hazardous surf conditions following a recent warning from the Bureau of Meteorology, noting that 118 Australians have drowned during Easter over the past two decades.