A man believed to be in his thirties has died after being pulled from the Hawkesbury River in Sydney on Christmas Day.
At about 5:15 p.m., emergency services responded to a report that an unconscious man had been pulled from the river at Windsor Bridge, northwest of the city.
Paramedics were unable to revive him, and his body was removed from the scene by an ambulance helicopter.
“NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a man, believed to be in his thirties; but he died at the scene,” NSW Police said.
Officers are investigating and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
This is the second tragedy to hit the area in a matter of weeks.
Earlier this month, a 16-year-old boy went missing from Windsor Beach on the Hawkesbury River. A body was later found after an extensive search.
The tragedy also affects Victoria
There was another Christmas Day tragedy in Victorian hotspot Lorne, where a teenager died after a body surfing incident at Cumberland River Beach.
The Sun Herald reports that three youths were body surfing when one of them began to struggle in the waves. The other two went to help, but they also started fighting.
Eventually, all three returned to shore, where they collapsed.
Before emergency services arrived, an off-duty doctor and another bystander provided assistance. A 19-year-old man from St Albans died at the scene, while a second man was taken to a Melbourne hospital in a serious condition.
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