The rough and dangerous sea conditions off the coast of a popular tourist city in Queensland catching swimmers outside the weekend after Father and son visiting areas from Wales were swept into the sea near the Great Barrier Reef and sink. The third person, from Australia, was also swept away by rough waves and strong currents and is now struggling to live in a local hospital.
Both British tourists, a 46-year-old man and his 17-year-old son, swim near the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef at Round Hill Head in the city seventeen seventy when they were swept into the sea.
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Seventeen Seventy Town is a popular destination with tourists throughout the year. Named after the year Captain James Cook arrived on the ground below, the waters surrounding the nearby Great Barrier Reef could, quite often, dangerous for swimmers.
Reports show that emergency services arrived at the scene through two helicopters rescue at about 2:15 pm local time on Sunday, attracting fathers and children from the waters and trying to save them, without success. Both are said to have died at the scene.
Rescue also shows that they also extracted a 37-year-old man from Monto, located about 93 miles (150 kilometers) from the popular tourist city, which has also been drawn to the sea by incredible water and unusual current. He was transported to Bundaberg Hospital with important head injuries and life -threatening, authorities said.
“Sunday’s mission is difficult,” said Caprescue, an emergency rescue service that found the three men, shared on social media – adding that death had occurred “despite the best efforts of all involved”.
Authorities are not sure if a man from Monto has tried to save his father and child when he is pulled into the sea or if it is a separate incident. However, when and if the 37 -year -old can talk to the authorities, they hope he can give more light in a tragic incident.
“We are not sure if the third person jumps into the water trying to rescue,” Surf Life Saving Queensland Darren Everard told The Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Australia.
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Australian coast is some of the most dangerous beaches in the world for swimmers
Most of the 11,000 beaches in Australia are not launched, according to Professor Rob Bander, UNSW Sydney Beach Security researcher, leaving the beach exposed during rough sea conditions. This means that beach riders and swimmers are in their own place without the safety of lifeguard present in the event of something wrong, especially when swimmers are arrested in ‘RIP.’
Bander says that from the sand, RIPS can be difficult to find, but gets air views from the stunning Australian coast and the images will surprise you. Hundreds of thousands of rips can be seen along the coast of Australia. While the beach riders may think in the ‘quiet’ waters between the waves safer, it is actually more dangerous.
“The dark area of the water that is squeezed between the rolling waves is RIP,” Bander said. “When a swimmer is stuck, they can quickly pull it into the sea, away from the coast, and drown.”
Defer National Sinking Report 2024published by the Royal Life Saving Society of Australia, both 2023 and 2024 are combined with high sinking rates, with 323 sinks between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. The report also revealed that 40% of those who drowned were 55 years old and older, with a defeat of 82% of people.
This most recently drowned on Sunday has shaken the small beach community to its core. Now, everyone hopes that Australia is fighting for his life to survive.
Wayne Mellock, the owner of a local surfing shop at seventeen seventy, said the community was threatened by the drowning tragedy. “This kind of situation is really terrible,” he told ABC News. “We have a large number of international tourists in our city.”