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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Joe Hinchliffe and AAP

Two teenagers die after Sunshine Coast waterfall accident and failed rescue attempt

Wappa Falls in Queensland
Wappa Falls in Queensland, where a search and rescue operation found the bodies of the 17-year-old boy and girl on Sunday afternoon. Photograph: Pandy D

Two 17-year-olds have died in the Sunshine Coast hinterland after one slipped into a raging waterfall and her friend dived in to try to rescue her.

The teenagers were at Wappa Falls below the Wappa Dam on the South Maroochy River inland from the town of Yandina when the tragic accident occurred on Sunday afternoon, after heavy overnight rain.

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