A British man had died off the coast of Melbourne after his surfboard snapped in tough situations.
Robust winds of as much as 80mph had been reported within the state yesterday.
A 43-year-old buddy had jumped into the water to attempt to help him, however each ended up in problem.
A police helicopter winched them again to shore, however they have been unresponsive and couldn’t be revived.
Emergency providers have 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 expertise”, including: “It seems he could have solely been studying to surf.
“His buddy clearly thought he was in misery and jumped in to assist him.
“The climate situations yesterday have been clearly not acceptable to be within the water browsing, whether or not you are skilled or not.
“It’s a threat that you just take that you just put different folks in peril.”
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.
“Don’t go swimming or browsing in situations like this after we know that it will be treacherous situations,” Inspector Nixon added.
“You place your self in danger. You place those that soar in that will help you in danger. You place the emergency providers in danger.”
