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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Woman drowns at Gordons Bay in Sydney as surfer dies at Jervis Bay on NSW south coast

people swim at Gordons Bay
NSW drownings: a 47-year-old woman has died at Gordons Bay in Sydney’s east. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

A woman has drowned while swimming at Gordons Bay in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, while a man in his 60s died while surfing on the New South Wales south coast on Monday.

It has been a deadly summer in the water around Australia. At least 30 people have drowned across the country this summer, according to Royal Life Saving Australia’s national drowning toll.

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