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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci, Stephanie Convery and Australian Associated Press

Irish man found dead at famous Whitehaven beach among four deaths on Australia’s east coast

Sea and sand at Whitehaven beach
Police say the body of a 35-year-old Irish man was found at Whitehaven beach, in the Whitsunday Islands, on New Year’s Eve. Photograph: Chris McLennan/Alamy

An Irish man has died at Whitehaven beach near the Great Barrier Reef, with three other people found dead and grave fears for two more after separate incidents in waters off Sydney during a horror New Year period.

Queensland police said that emergency services received reports that a 35-year-old Irish man had been found dead in the water at the popular beach in the state’s north at about 11am on Wednesday.

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