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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Stuti Mishra

Nine-year-old boy dies at popular Australian holiday spot amid spate of drownings over long Easter weekend

A tourist enjoys a sunny morning at Tamarama Beach as large waves crash against a rock in Sydney - (AFP via Getty Images)

A nine-year-old boy died after getting trapped between rocks in New South Wales as dangerous surf conditions battered Australia’s eastern shoreline over the Easter weekend, leading to at least seven deaths.

Emergency services were called to South West Rocks on Sunday afternoon but despite efforts by police and Surf Life Saving crews, the boy could not be saved and died at the scene.

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