Three drownings over weekend add to Australia’s growing toll as lifesavers plead for caution

Drowning deaths in 2024 were overwhelmingly male, accounting for 22 of the 29 lives lost

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Another three people have drowned in Australian waters as the summer death toll continues to climb during the festive period.

Police said on Sunday that two tourists were unable to be revived after a group of swimmers were pulled from a rip at a beach on Western Australia's south-west coast.