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The summer of drowning horror continues after a woman dies while paddleboarding in an area that has now seen three deaths in a month.
- Woman paddleboarding in Jervis Bay dies
- It is understood that the tide or the wind took it away
- His death is the third drowning in Jervis Bay this month.
A beachgoer tragically died in an area that saw two other drowning deaths earlier this month as the summer of terror continues along Australia’s east coast.
The woman was paddling offshore at Captains Beach in Jervis Bay on the south coast of New South Wales on Monday.
It is understood that she ran into difficulties around noon and the tide or adverse wind conditions carried her further.
Police were called to the beach around 12:30 p.m. and conducted a search with other emergency services and beachgoers.
A woman who was paddleboarding in Jervis Bay (pictured) has died. Her death is the third in the area this month.
The woman’s body was found soon after. She was not wearing a life jacket.
His family members were on the shore at the time of the incident.
The woman’s name and age have not been released.
His death is the latest drowning in Jervis Bay, with two men dying in the area earlier this month.
A 62-year-old surfer was pulled unconscious from the water at Cave Beach around 10 a.m. on January 9.
Paramedics attempted to perform CPR on the man, but he died at the scene.
It came less than 24 hours after a fisherman was killed in nearby Steamers Beach, which is less than 10km from Cave Beach.
The fisherman was standing on rocks and without a life jacket when he was washed into the ocean around 4:00 p.m. on January 8.
Police were called to the beach around 12:30 p.m. and conducted a search for the woman (file image)
A 62-year-old surfer died in Jervis Bay on January 9, nearly 24 hours after a fisherman drowned on a beach less than 10km away.
Several fishermen and a surfer on the beach managed to pull the unconscious man out of the water.
Paramedics and NSW Police attempted to resuscitate the fisherman but he died at the scene.
Some 48 drowning deaths have been reported in Australia this summer, according to Royal Surf Lifesaving’s toll.