Woman drowns as death toll rises

A pistillate has died and a kid has been rescued aft they were some sucked to oversea successful a rip astatine a NSW beach.

About 5.20pm connected Tuesday, exigency services were called to Park Beach successful Coffs Harbour and were told a 50-year-old pistillate had been swimming with a young household subordinate erstwhile they were swept retired to sea.

The kid was rescued and brought safely to shore, but the pistillate was recovered unresponsive successful the h2o a abbreviated clip later.

She was brought to the formation and attempts were made to resuscitate her, however, she was incapable to beryllium revived.

NSW Ambulance said a 3rd diligent besides suffered insignificant injuries aft swallowing h2o and was taken to Coffs Base Hospital, with the rescued child, for observation.

Officers established a transgression country and person made inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Police volition hole a study regarding the woman’s decease for Coroner.

The pistillate is the 5th idiosyncratic to dice successful NSW waters implicit the vacation period.

There were 35 drowning deaths crossed the state during December, according to Royal Life Saving Australia statistics.