Man dead and toddler fighting for life after being pulled from water in Australia

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A man has lost his life, while a toddler fights to survive, after being pulled from the water on Australia's east coast. The pair were pulled from the water on New South Wales'…

A man has lost his life, while a toddler fights to survive, after being pulled from the water on Australia's east coast. The pair were pulled from the water on New South Wales' Mid North Coast.

Emergency services were called at about 10.15am a road in Fishermans Reach on Thursday, November 12. New South Wales Police said they had received "reports of a man and boy struggling in the water".

Members of the public pulled the pair from the water and began administering CPR before officers arrived at the scene. The pair were then treated by paramedics. Sadly, the man could not be revived and died at the scene. He has not yet been formally identified but is believed to have been in his late 20s.

The boy has been airlifted to John Hunter Hospital. He is in a critical condition.

An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is underway.

In March, a married British couple died after tragically drowning on the coast in Australia when visiting family.

The pair, in their 60s, were in the water on the NSW South Coast on Wednesday, March 11 when the horrific events unfolded.

Emergency services were called to Shellharbour Beach at Shell Cove, about two hours south of Sydney, shortly after 11am following reports that two swimmers were struggling in the water.

A 66-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman were pulled to the shore by beachgoers, with off-duty nurses reportedly performing CPR until paramedics arrived.

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