Lifesavers rescue 114 swimmers
Published: December 28, 2005
As Victoria braces for a sweltering end to the year, Lifesaving Victoria is warning of the dangers for swimmers on the state’s beaches.
Lifesavers rescued 114 people from Victorian beaches yesterday, with an estimated 130,000 expected to hit the surf today as temperatures hit 35 degrees.
“It’s going to be very hot over the next few days, and the cool change won’t come through until Sunday morning - which means New Year’s Eve is going to be interesting for everyone,” Lifesaving Victoria’s Brett Ellis said.
An Asian tourist drowned yesterday in shallow water at Port Fairy’s Pea Soup beach while members of his tour group were frantically searching for him. It was the fourth drowning in five years at that beach, which is just two kilometres from the patrolled Port Fairy beach.
Crowds flocked to beaches across the state yesterday, with the largest numbers on the Surf Coast and the east coast beaches, as well as the popular Melbourne bayside beaches of St Kilda and Williamstown.
There were two mass rescues at Venus Bay and Gunnamatta.
Mr Ellis warned that swimmers should not mix their beach visit with drinking: “If you are going to drink alcohol, stay away from the water. And if you’re heading down the coast, swim between the flags at patrolled beaches.”
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