Two dead at Melbourne beach as wild wind batters state, while parts of Sydney hit by record-breaking heat
by Petra Stock from World news | The Guardian on (#70XSY)
Sydney's Observatory Hill peaks at 37C on Wednesday - below the 39C forecast - as the mercury in other parts of the city neared 40C
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Two men have died after being pulled from the water at a Victorian beach amid wild weather in the state.
On Wednesday evening, Victoria police confirmed two men were found unresponsive in the water at Frankston Beach, on the Mornington Peninsula, just after 5pm. The men, who are yet to be identified, could not be revived.
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