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Maeve Bannister and William Ton

Summer drownings rise amid pleas for water safety

Surf lifesavers have performed hundreds of rescues across the nation's beaches since Christmas Day. (Jessica Hromas/AAP PHOTOS)

A man has died in the latest beach drowning and searches for a two others missing in the water have been called off, as authorities plead for people to be sensible over summer.

The death follows five drownings across Australian beaches since New Year's Eve.

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