‘Inexperienced’ British surfer drowned in wild Melbourne weather alongside friend who jumped in to save him
by Penry Buckley, Nick Visser and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#70YPG)
Two men who died in sea on Wednesday identified as 36-year-old British national and 43-year-old friend
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An inexperienced" British surfer and a friend who jumped in to save him have been identified as the two men who died in rough waters off a popular pier in Victoria during wild winds on Wednesday.
Emergency services were called to Frankston beach in Melbourne's south-east after reports of two men in trouble in the water about 5pm, as the state was lashed by intense wind gusts.
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