The uncle of Brisbane Broncos forward has drowned after trying to save the lives of strangers at a beach in Sydney.
Talitiga Taupau, a dad of six, plunged into the sea at Shelly Beach in Cronulla, after noticing that two swimmers had got into trouble in the water. One, aged in his 20s, survived after making it back to shore.
However, Taupau and a second swimmer were found unconscious by lifesavers, who pulled them from the water. Taupau, 44, was later confirmed dead, while another man, in his 40s, is in a critical condition at St George Hospital.
