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Tragic Phillip Island Drowning Incident: Shock and Grief

Beach Safety - Drowning Tragedy - Phillip Island - Victoria Police - Water Safety

Three people lost their lives in a heartbreaking drowning tragedy at Phillip Island, with one person in critical condition. Details of the incident have left witnesses in shock and grief.

Tragedy struck Phillip Island when three individuals lost their lives in a devastating drowning incident, while a fourth person remains in critical condition. Emergency services responded to the distressing scene at Forrest Caves beach, where all four swimmers had to be pulled from the water. Despite receiving CPR, three of them could not be saved and were pronounced dead at the site. The community is reeling from the loss of these lives and the harrowing eyewitness accounts highlight the grave nature of the situation. Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy, emphasizing the importance of water safety during the summer season.

This unfortunate event serves as a stark reminder of the unpredictable dangers that can arise even in seemingly familiar waters. The plea from lifeguards echoes the necessity for vigilance and caution when enjoying beach activities. The fourth person's passing in hospital after the incident marks a grim milestone in Victoria's recent history, stirring emotions and calls for increased awareness around water-related risks. As the community mourns the loss of these individuals, efforts towards ensuring proper safety measures and emergency preparedness become paramount in preventing similar tragedies in the future.

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Three drown in Phillip Island tragedy, fourth in critical condition (The Age)

All four received CPR from emergency services after 3.30pm, but three could not be saved and were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Shock and grief as three die in Phillip Island drowning tragedy (Herald Sun)

Three people are dead in a drowning tragedy at Phillip Island.

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Three people dead, one critical after being pulled from water at ... (ABC News)

Authorities were called to Forrest Caves beach, Phillip Island, at about 3:30pm on Wednesday. Victoria Police said three women and a man were pulled from the ...

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Three dead at popular tourist spot (NEWS.com.au)

Three people are dead and another person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after they ran into trouble in the water at Victoria's Phillip ...

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Three dead, one critical after being pulled from surf at Victorian beach (9News)

The group struck trouble at Forest Caves, Phillip Island, about 149 kilometres south-east of Melbourne about 3.30pm today. All four swimmers were all pulled ...

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Three people die in Phillip Island water tragedy (The New Daily)

Two women in their 20s and a 40-year-old man have died after being pulled from the water at Victoria's Phillip Island.

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'I told them not to go in there' (NEWS.com.au)

Eyewitnesses have given harrowing accounts of the drowning tragedy on Victoria's Phillip Island, where three people are dead and another person has been ...

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Three dead at popular tourist spot (The Australian)

Three people are dead and another person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after they ran into trouble in the water at Victoria's Phillip ...

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Three drown, one critical after Phillip Island beach emergency (Brisbane Times)

Three people have died and one is critical after being pulled from the water at a Victorian holiday hotspot.

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Three people drown while swimming at beach on Victoria's Phillip ... (The Guardian)

Two women and a man are dead and a fourth person is fighting for life after being pulled from the water near Forrest Caves.

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Three drown in Phillip Island tragedy, fourth in critical condition (Brisbane Times)

Three people died on Wednesday afternoon after being pulled from the surf at an unpatrolled beach on Phillip Island, while another has been airlifted to ...

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Victorian triple drowning at Phillip Island spurs plea from beach ... (ABC News)

Life savers are urging beachgoers to prioritise water safety this summer after the death of three swimmers off the coast of Phillip Island in Melbourne's ...

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Phillip Island tragedy: Fourth person dead in Victoria's worst ... (The Age)

A fourth person has died in hospital after the Phillip Island drowning incident, which has been described as Victoria's worst in nearly two decades.

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Four drowning deaths at Victoria's Phillip Island spur plea from ... (ABC News)

A woman in her 20s dies in hospital, taking the death toll from Wednesday's drowning tragedy at Phillip Island to four.

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Fourth person dies in mass drowning at unpatrolled beach on Phillip ... (The Guardian)

The tragedy is the worst in Victorian waters in almost 20 years, Life Saving Victoria said. Emergency services responded to reports of four people struggling in ...

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Awful update from mass drowning at beach (NEWS.com.au)

A woman flown to hospital from the scene of a mass drowning at a dangerous Victorian beach has died, police have confirmed — marking the state's worst ...

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Four family members killed in worst Victorian drowning event in ... (9News)

A fourth person has died in hospital after a group of people were pulled from the surf at an unpatrolled be...

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