A British man had died off the coast of Melbourne after his surfboard snapped in tough circumstances.
Sturdy winds of as much as 80mph had been reported within the state yesterday.
A 43-year-old buddy had jumped into the water to try to help him, however each ended up in problem.
A police helicopter winched them again to shore, however they had been unresponsive and couldn’t be revived.
Emergency companies had been referred to as to Frankston Seaside in Melbourne’s southeast at about 5pm native time on Wednesday.
Each males have but to be formally recognized, with police attempting to inform their subsequent of kin.
Inspector Melissa Nixon stated the surfer had “minimal experience”, including: “It seems he might have solely been studying to surf.
“His friend obviously thought he was in distress and jumped in to help him.
“The climate circumstances yesterday had been clearly not applicable to be within the water browsing, whether or not you are skilled or not.
“It is a risk that you take that you put other people in danger.”
A police tactical operator who was concerned in rescuing each males from the ocean wanted to be handled in hospital for minor accidents following the incident.
“Do not go swimming or surfing in conditions like this when we know that it’s going to be treacherous conditions,” Inspector Nixon added.
“You put yourself at risk. You put people that jump in to help you at risk. You put the emergency services at risk.”
