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An investigation has begun and it is believed the pair were not wearing life jackets at the time.

The bodies of two fishermen have been found at a beach popular for rock fishing in Sydney's east.

The sinkhole is eating into the sandy shoreline, which was seen slowly crumbling into the ocean. 

It was the sixth home in the area to fall in the past four years.

The man aged in his 60s was found unconscious in the surf this morning.

The visiting academic was taking photos on a beach when he was dragged into the ocean.

Investigations remain ongoing but are not treating the death as suspicious.

Emergency services were called to the Esplanade at Torquay Beach around 10.15 am, following reports that a man was in an unresponsive state.

It was Ryan Gosling's character Ken in last year's smash hit film Barbie who declared "my job, it's just ... beach".

This was the first time the tourists had seen a wombat and they were confused about why it was in the water.

Officers said they were arresting a woman when her dog became aggressive and capsicum spray didn't work.

Police continue to hunt a man after the brazen daylight theft.

A school of hammerhead pups delighted locals as they swarmed the beach at Burleigh Heads.

The 60-year-old is recovering in hospital after she was rescued from the sinking car.

The woman was pulled from the surf and given CPR at the scene but could not be saved.

A council worker was gardening when he lost control of his four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and reversed down a cliff near a popular Sydney beach.

A man has died and two others are in a critical condition after they were pulled from the ocean at a beach near Victoria's Great Ocean Road.

The search was launched after one man returned to the beach to find no sign of his friend.

Parts of the state will feel temperatures in the high 30s for five consecutive days.

The four-metre female was sadly euthanised after she was found in poor condition thrashing in shallow waters.

Males accounted for more than four in five drowning victims.

Police said he signalled for help before disappearing from the unpatrolled beach.

The woman was rescued from the waters and taken to hospital in stable condition.

Tyagarah Beach has been operating as a nudist bathing spot for decades but naked visitors may no longer be allowed on the beach from April 8.

The jetski rider was uninjured after the close encounter.

Two paddleboarders had been feared missing off Nambucca Heads on the NSW Mid North Coast.

A weather system could see imposing conditions across the state's beaches in the next couple of days.

An inflatables floatilla accounted for half of the 300 people rescued on NSW beaches across Australia Day with Surf Life Savers bracing for more across the long weekend.

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'Behind every drowning is a family and it is extremely tragic.'

Police have found a body believed to be missing swimmer Dan Cojocea.

It came after young woman, believed to have been on her honeymoon, died in Sydney.

Ironman and ironwoman athletes have helped with a mass rescue at a Sydney beach after more than 20 people got into trouble in the water.

Four people have had to be rescued from Sydney's Bronte Beach at dusk after they became stuck in a strong rip.

Meanwhile elsewhere, a second man was found unresponsive on Phillip Island.

The campaign comes as New South Wales reported over 40 drowning deaths since December 1.

Authorities are investigating but believe the mass deaths could be tied to recent high rainfall.

Police divers, two rescue helicopters and lifesavers on boats and jet-skis were seen involved in a widespread search before dark.

Mick Sneddon has been identified as the victim of Australia's 42nd drowning this summer.

The eight-year-old boy along with other beachgoers tried to save the man, but he was unable to be revived.

The Nearshore Wave Tool, developed by NSW's Environment and Heritage scientists, is updated every hour, providing up-to-date information about coastal conditions.

A 2.5 metre tiger shark, known by locals as Trevor, has been filmed making an appearance on New Year's Eve near revellers swimming at Perth's Mullaloo Beach.

A 50-year-old woman has drowned, while two family members were rescued from a rip at a Coffs Harbour beach on the New South Wales mid-north coast.

Detectives are appealing for information after a woman travelling in Western Australia was allegedly sexually assaulted while she slept in her car.

Reports claim the man appeared to be in difficulty prior to being pulled from the water, where he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police used PolAir from the sky and police divers in the water to try to locate the St Marys man but instead, made the grim discovery around 6.15pm.

A man has died and a woman is in a critical condition in hospital after being pulled from the ocean at Port Stephens.

Popular spots like Bronte Beach, Brighton le Sands Baths and Tamarama Beach are some of the 34 swimming spots under warning.

"I am disgusted that they have treated such a beautiful part of the world with such disrespect and contempt."

Emergency crews have called off their search for a swimmer who went missing off the New South Wales North Coast on Christmas Eve