‘Powerful’ waves continue to pummel east coast as Easter beach death toll rises to five

Lifesavers advised people to heed warnings and stay away from the coastline

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Wild surf conditions have battered beaches on Australia's east coast, with hazardous conditions killing five people across the country over the Easter long weekend.

In NSW, four people drowned and another was missing, after ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam generated massive waves across the NSW coast.

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