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A mother has died trying to save her daughter at a remote but popular New South Wales beach.
Two surfers pulled the woman from the water at Pebbly Beach, near Batemans Bay on the south coast, around 1 p.m. and dragged her onto their boards.
Surfers began CPR on the woman, believed to be aged in her 40s, before the Westpac helicopter took her back to shore.
Surf Life Saving NSW said she tried to save her teenage daughter.
A woman has died after drowning at Pebbly Beach, near Batemans Bay on the NSW south coast, when she got into trouble in the water while swimming (stock image) .
The location of Pebbly Beach in New South Wales
Paramedics rushed to the scene around 1:15 p.m. and continued CPR on the mother, but she died instantly.
Her daughter was able to get out of the water and was treated by paramedics. She is in stable condition.
Officers from South Coast Police District will prepare a report for the coroner.
The death follows a spate of drownings in NSW, with 36 people drowning in coastal areas since July 1 last year, including 14 deaths over the summer.
This follows two years of increased drowning rates, with 48 deaths occurring between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, and 52 people dying during the same period between 2021 and 2022.
The NSW Government will convene an expert roundtable bringing together rescue groups, government agencies, water safety experts and NSW Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib to plan a response to the alarming statistics.
Participants will discuss the latest research on beach safety, how messages can target communities most at risk – such as culturally and linguistically diverse groups – and consider whether more resources should be deployed to unpatrolled beaches where several deaths occurred this summer.
In January, Michael Sneddon, 39, a Central Coast native and father of six, drowned at Ettalong Beach, an unpatrolled beach near Woy Woy, while trying to save his son from a rip.
At the time, his mother, Lilian Sneddon-Camilleri, urged families to avoid unsupervised swimming spots.
The latest incident follows a spate of drownings in the state, with 36 people drowning in coastal areas since July 2023 (image from Pebbly Beach)
While nearby swimmers and two jet skiers managed to pull Mr Sneddon’s son from the water, he was found unconscious and could not be revived by paramedics.
Surf Life Saving NSW chief executive Steve Pearce said increased awareness of the dangers of swimming at unpatrolled beaches would be a priority.
“All 14 coastal drownings that occurred over the summer occurred in unsupervised locations. It is important that we focus on education, early warning of incidents and equipping our rescuers with the tools they need to respond quickly,” he said.
“The lifeguards and lifeguards are doing an incredible job. So we need to focus on how to prevent drowning when we can’t be there to prevent these tragedies. »
Mr Dib said he hoped the roundtable would look at ways to educate communities about water safety and other “preventive actions”, as well as evaluating current emergency response plans .