Tragedy as teen drowns at Winifred Falls in the Royal National Park
A young man drowned while swimming with friends at a popular swimming paradise at the start of summer.
Emergency services rushed to the scene Winifred Falls in the Royal National Park inside Sydney left south around 2.35pm on Monday after reports of a drowning.
The swimmer was pulled from the water unconscious after he failed to resurface.
The man, 19, could not be resuscitated at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics.
He has yet to be formally identified, a NSW police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
A 19-year-old man was pulled unconscious from the popular swimming hole and died at the scene. The photo shows emergency responders on site
The man was swimming with friends at Winifred Falls (pictured) in Sydney’s Royal National Park when tragedy struck
Reception problems due to the remote location in the national park have made identifying the man and the circumstances surrounding his death difficult.
“Police have established a crime scene and are conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death,” a NSW Police statement said.
Authorities will prepare a report for the coroner.