Overview
- Police say a 34-year-old man pulled from the water at Greenpatch Beach, Jervis Bay, on Saturday could not be revived after CPR.
- Paramedics treated three other people from the same incident, and none required further hospital care.
- Five people have died on New South Wales beaches over the holiday period, including recent fatalities at Dunbogan Beach and Lobster Bay.
- Royal Lifesaving Australia reports 29 drowning deaths nationally since December 1, lower than 46 at the same point last summer.
- Rough east-coast conditions have led to hundreds of surf-lifesaver rescues, and officials warn the New Year period carries about triple the usual drowning risk.