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Despite the best efforts of a group of surfers, surf lifesavers, and emergency services a 24-year-old man has drowned after getting into difficulty while swimming at Stanwell Beach on Monday.
Summer came early to the iconic Manly beach today as the red and yellow flags proudly planted in the sand outside North Steyne SLSC signalled the return of volunteer surf lifesavers for the 2018/19 Patrol Season.
As volunteer surf lifesavers raise the flags on a new patrol season, a report on coastal drowning deaths shows a worrying increase in fatalities during 2017/18.
Two drownings on NSW beaches in 48 hours has prompted lifesavers to issue a safety warning ahead of the new patrol season, which gets underway across the state next weekend.
Despite the best efforts of concerned members of the public and emergency responders a man has drowned at Kioloa’s Racecourse Beach on the NSW South Coast.
Out of the tragedy of the drowning of a young father in January, a family has donated vital rescue and first aid equipment to a small Illawarra surf club in the hope that lives can be saved in the future.
Beachgoers in NSW can feel even safer, with surf lifesavers and lifeguards about to deploy drones across the state as summer looms.
The Central Coast Support Operations team could be forgiven for thinking they were suffering from déjà vu today, after performing a successful rescue this morning at Snapper Point near Frazer Park.
Surf Life Saving NSW is pleased to confirm the participants for the 2018 Junior Development Academy Program.
