Irish man found dead at famous Whitehaven beach among four deaths on Australia’s east coast
A woman has also died after being swept into the ocean in Sydney on New Year’s Day, while the body of a man was found near Palm beach Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An Irish man has died at Whitehaven beach near the Great Barrier Reef, with three other people found dead and grave fears for two more after separate incidents in waters off Sydney during a horror New Year period. Queensland police said that emergency services received reports that a 35-year-old Irish man had been found dead in the water at the popular beach in the state’s north at about 11am on Wednesday. Continue reading...
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A woman has been found dead after being swept out into the ocean from a Sydney beach in the early hours of New Year’s Day, as authorities issue a warning about dangerous surf conditions on the NSW coast.
Later in the morning another swimmer went missing in the water at Coogee.
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