Gold coast drowning NICHOLAS MCELROY AND SHAYA LAUGHLIN. Jake Brown, 29, drowned on Sunday; His body was recovered It's been a tragic end to Easter Sunday for a family visiting the Gold Coast, with two men drowning in a Surfers Paradise hotel pool. 30am on Sunday. The two-year-old girl was saved, but her father Dharmvir Singh, 38, and grandfather Gurjinder Singh, 65, got into trouble in the pool's A Victorian father and grandfather who drowned in a Gold Coast hotel pool while attempting to rescue a two-year-old girl have been identified. au. A family holiday has turned into a nightmare after a father and grandfather lost their lives in a brave attempt to rescue a drowning child from a rooftop pool at a Gold Coast hotel. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Harrowing details revealed The heroics of an off-duty lifeguard are being praised after he dived into rough surf to save the life of an 11-year-old visitor. Carla tonight lifeguards also reminding all beach goers on the Gold Coast to make sure they swim between the flags. A seven-year-old girl tried to use a towel as a rope in a desperate attempt to save her father and grandfather from drowning in a Gold Coast swimming pool. Credit: 7NEWS. Horror new details have emerged of how two men lost their lives trying to save a toddler in a rooftop pool of a Gold Coast unit block Good Samaritan Ryan Martin dies trying to save family from drowning at notorious Fingal Head beach. An inquest by Coroner Carol Lee started at A court has heard how a day of fun on the Mary River on Christmas Eve turned to tragedy when a 14-year-old boy drowned in a water-tubing incident while he was not wearing a life jacket. A close friend of a heroic Southport doctor who died while trying to rescue a fisherman has paid tribute to the ‘caring’ researcher Two children have been rushed to hospital after nearly drowning in a pool on the Gold Coast. SURF lifesavers and lifeguards have lived up to their name on the Gold Coast, ensuring a fatality-free summer on the city’s beaches despite a 27 per cent increase in rescues. It’s understood the duo were father and son. Jake Jacobs drowned at Broadbeach on Thursday. Emergency services arrived to a private pool at a hotel along the Esplanade in Cairns City just after 7pm on Tuesday, January 15. This incident happening in an isolated part of the beach. Wallaby half, Mick Barry, (right) grimaces as he is fed the ball Double drowning tragedy at Top of the Mark, Surfers Paradise. Queensland Ambulance’s Gold Coast senior operations supervisor Mitchell Ware confirmed a two-year-old child was playing in the pool. ‘Non-responsive’: Teen’s near-drowning at Gold Coast beach. The three-year-old girl was at a home on Nebraska Ct in Oxenford when she was found lifeless at the bottom of a pool about 2. Dharmvir Singh, 38, and Gurjinder Singh, 65, leapt into Gold Coast Easter drowning tragedy: Two Victorians drown trying to save toddler in hotel pool By Cloe Read Updated April 1, 2024 — 4. The body of a 35-year-old Southport doctor and cancer researcher has been located in waters off Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast overnight after an extensive land, air and sea search. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Lifeguards performed CPR on the man, but he could not be A father and grandfather who drowned in a hotel pool on the Gold Coast have been identified as Dharmvir Singh, 38, and Gurjinder Singh, 65, from Clyde North in Victoria. January 1, 2025 - 5:33PM. Read Today's Paper Tributes & Notices Rewards This is now the 11th drowning in the country since Christmas and although it is the first on the Gold Coast, authorities say if warnings aren’t listened to there could be more. Mr Barry was a prominent figure in the Gold Coast community and a member of a number of local swimming and surf lifesaving groups. Paramedics were called to Royal Albert Crescent just after 6. The victim of a tragic drowning at a Gold Coast beach has been identified as a Queensland mum from Redbank Plains. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Man drowns during surf ski paddling event at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. In dramatic scenes, another rescuer and a A three-year old girl is fighting for life after almost drowning at a pool party. Jake Brown, 29, was swimming in an enclosed area at Paradise Point Parklands, on the Gold Coast, when he became stuck in the nets around 4pm on Sunday. A young woman left in a critical condition after a late-night swim at the QT Hotel Gold Coast has sadly passed away. 53pm. The devastated sister of a man who drowned at a Gold Coast swimming enclosure popular with young families Safety measures in hotel pools should be examined following the tragic deaths of a man and his father while trying to save a toddler who fell into a pool, lifesaving authorities have said. 4:32pm Apr 1, 2024. Read Today's Paper Tributes. The three-year-old boy was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition on Saturday afternoon after being found in a pool at a Runaway Bay home just after 5pm. drowning; CONTACT US Send your stories to contact@9news. Ashleigh Jansen and Charlton Hart. Council workers on scene first thing this morning. April 27, 2022 — 7. Paramedics performed CPR and resuscitated the child before she was rushed to hospital. A swimmer who died after being pulled from the surf in a dramatic beach rescue on the Gold Coast has been identified as a 22-year-old New Farm man. EXCLUSIVE Girlfriend's desperate plea after Jake Brown's tragic death when the young dad became entangled up in a Gold Coast shark net. “We continued CPR on the patient and transferred him to Gold Coast University Hospital under lights and siren,” he said. The toddler was reportedly playing beside the apartment block pool when Latest Gold Coast news headlines, Gold Coast sport news, politics, property and real estate, crime and other coastal Queensland news and videos Woman, 20s, dead following late night near drowning at QT resort Surfers Paradise. The man, aged in his 50s, was pulled from the water while unconscious about 2pm on Saturday. Read Today's Paper Tributes & Notices Rewards Man dies after Gold Coast drowning A man in his 40s is confirmed to have died after being pulled from the surf at Main Beach on the Gold Coast. The 51-year-old mother and her teenage daughter got into trouble in the treacherous Froggies Beach swell on the Gold Coast nearby where the party was being held on the beach. 40am on Wednesday. A 62-year-old man died on Mooloolaba beach after being pulled unresponsive from the water on Two men have drowned in a pool on Easter Sunday at a Gold Coast unit block. The woman's death is the fourth drowning in Queensland's south-east in It’s understood the family were on a holiday to the Gold Coast from Clyde North, 46km southeast of Melbourne. Police are warning against the use of nangs after a man drowned in a Gold Coast hotel pool after huffing the dangerous gas. Man found dead north of Broadbeach Surf Lifesaving Club. A woman drowned at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon after she and her daughter got into trouble in the surf. Her death comes just days after another man drowned at Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast Last December, 33 people lost their lives to drowning as life savers warn it's the most dangerous time Woman dies after being pulled from the water at Coolangatta on Queensland's Gold Coast Topic: Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents Sun 30 Apr 2023 Sunday 30 April 2023 Sun 30 Apr 2023 at 9 In short: Police have formally identified, but not yet released the name of a woman who drowned on the Gold Coast yesterday. An 18-year-old is believed to have fallen from a rope swing on the Gold Coast and a 55-year-old died at a waterfall south of More Australians are going to the beach than ever before, and more of us are tragically dying there, with a record 150 drownings on our coasts in 2023/2024, new figures reveal. Christmas Eve tragedy as light plane crash kills one, another Good Samaritan Ryan Martin dies trying to save family from drowning at notorious Fingal Head beach. At 2. A woman was transported to Gold Coast University Hospital in stable condition. 30am on July 31 1993, on the edge of the beach. The child, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, drowned in turbulent waters at Cedar Creek Falls in the Gold Coast hinterland on April 8, 2021. Young said the man’s heart was not beating and he was not breathing. ” That one’s from the age and that’s the consensus in the rest of the articles I’ve read too Reply reply Logan brothers aged 4 and 6 rescue boy from drowning at Gold Coast resort. It is the third drowning on the Gold Coast in 36 hours. One man has died after a group of young men were pulled from the surf on a popular beach. The initial reports made to support crews was a “near-drowning”. By Miriah Davis. The toddler was reportedly playing beside the apartment block pool when The search for a woman who disappeared while tubing near an Emu Creek campground has ended in tragedy, while another woman was pulled unresponsive from the water on the Gold Coast. Randawah's friend said he vowed to stand by the family during the A father and grandfather have both drowned after trying to rescue a toddler who had fallen into into a hotel pool on the Gold Coast. Simon Goodchild, who captured the rescue Woman, 20s, dead following late night near drowning at QT resort Surfers Paradise. A 3-year-old girl is in a coma after drowning during a party at a home on the Gold Coast. 39am The community is mourning the loss of a much-loved son, brother and friend in a tragic drowning at Hervey Bay. He said there were no witnesses and it was hard to say what caused the man's fatal A man who drowned at a popular Gold Coast beach on the weekend has been remembered as a “legend” of the local surfing scene and “a real character”. The school-aged children were “pulled unconscious” from the pool at a Surfers Paradise resort on Sunday, the Courier-Mail reported. Males make up the bulk of drowning deaths across almost every 🐶LIFEGUARD RESCUES DROWNING DOG AT THE SPIT🦸‍♂️ A Gold Coast lifeguard has rescued a small dog from drowning at The Spit on the Gold Coast. A 7-year-old boy drowned in the deep end of the swimming pool at Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel in Tuen Mun on 1st July. SKY NEWS LIVE. Police said they were called to Alma Bay Beach just after 1pm on Tuesday, July 30 A woman has almost drowned on the Gold Coast trying to save her dog. Dharmvir Singh, 38, and Gurjinder Singh, 65, lost Good Samaritan Ryan Martin dies trying to save family from drowning at notorious Fingal Head beach. His death was originally thought to be a drowning, but a fresh needle mark on his forearm Two men have died after trying to rescue a toddler from a hotel pool on the Gold Coast. The woman, who was in her 20s and isn’t an Australian resident, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition following a near drowning at the QT Gold Coast at about 9pm on Sunday May 19. just south of the Gold Coast, yesterday afternoon. A seven-year-old girl tried to use a towel as a rope in a desperate attempt to save her father and grandfather from Safety measures in hotel pools should be examined following the tragic deaths of a man and his father while trying to save a toddler who fell into a pool, lifesaving authorities have said. And a five-year-old boy died in hospital after he was mauled by a dog on the Gold Coast. Police say they were trying to save a child, who they pulled from the water. A teen has nearly drowned at a Gold Coast beach this afternoon with lifeguards having to pull him from the ocean. Last year on the Gold Coast, . A family friend reportedly told the media that the two men would be “sorely missed”. Police said emergency services responded to the incident about 3 A father and grandfather who both died while trying to save a toddler from drowning in a Surfer’s Paradise hotel pool have been identified. Treasure Island Holiday Park, Biggera Waters. A man in his 20s has drowned and two of his friends are recovering in hospital this morning, after getting into trouble in surf on the Gold Coast. A spokesman said the drowning highlighted risks Two people have died in Queensland after separate falls at waterholes. Australian Winter Olympics star Alex “Chumpy” Pullin has died aged 32 in a tragic accident on the Gold Coast. It is understood two girls aged 6 and 8 were pulled unconscious from the pool at The Langham Gold Coast at Surfers Paradise about 12:30pm on Sunday. Police have shared images of the belongings of a woman whose body was found at a popular Gold Coast in an attempt to identify her. The two men, aged 38 and 65, Jake Brown, 29, was swimming in an enclosed area at Paradise Point Parklands, on the Gold Coast, when he became stuck in the nets around 4pm on Sunday. Indoor, Heated Aquatic Centres on the Gold Coast and in Queensland ambulance and emergency services were called to the Gold Coast beach, to search for the missing boy. Bystanders and paramedics performed CPR but [] A man in his twenties has drowned at The Spit on the Gold Coast. Paradise Point Swimming enclosure is now closed indefinitely as Council works to reinstall new nets. Council has made a decision about the future of a popular Gold Coast swimming spot almost a fortnight Police say a 17-year-old girl went over Wappa Falls on Sunday afternoon and a 17-year-old boy who jumped into the water to find her also died. com. Acting Superintendent Scott Knowles [] Burleigh Heads drowning: Man dies in late night incident. On Father’s Day, she died from drowning. Police will prepare a report for the coroner. The woman [] The Easter weekend took a devastating turn when a heroic rescue attempt led to the tragic drowning of two men at a Gold Coast pool. 10pm Queensland Police Service and paramedics were called to the jungle pool south of Cairns following reports a 32-year-old man was unconscious and in need of medical attention. Rewards. Para Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) personnel have responded to 29 drowning incidents on the Gold Coast since the start of summer, including 11 so far in 2024, making the region the busiest in the A man in his 50s has drowned at a popular Gold Coast surf beach. That tragedy followed another incident just six days earlier at Burleigh Heads, where a man was found face down in Family of Tanya Blundell left devastated by her tragic death. Three-year-old girl revived after near drowning at Surfers Paradise hotel pool. Paramedics Two men have died on the Gold Coast after being pulled from a rooftop pool. Dharmvir “Sunny” Singh, 38, and Gurjinder Singh, 65, jumped into a pool at the Top of Funeral of Dr Luqman Jubair: Tragic hunch in drowning death. The Queensland Ambulance Service were called to Mr Girvan’s body was found by two fishermen about 6. Dharmvir Singh, 38, and his father Gurjinder Singh, 65, jumped into the pool to save a two-year-old girl, but sadly, they succumbed to the deep end's challenges and couldn't be revived. Initial reports suggest the woman in her 70s may have been swimming in a canal near a private residence. Thank you Emily. By Andre' GW Hagestedt, Oregon Coast Beach Connection (Gold Beach, Oregon) – Two The grieving wife and daughter-in-law of Gold Coast drowning victims Dharmvir and Gurjinder Singh is pleading with the public for help. (9News) Witnesses at the party said they watched on in horror as the trio was swept into the whitewash at 3. If you needed a reason to restore your faith in humanity, sit down A POPULAR former Gold Coast principal and his staff are embroiled in an investigation into the drowning death of a student at an international school in the UAE. Paradise Point swimming enclosure reopens following 29-year-old’s tragic drowning death. m. Dom Kruger was aged in his 20s when he drowned in pool at a private home in Scarness A three-year-old girl is in a coma at Gold Coast University Hospital after a near drowning incident at a children’s party. Gold Coast chief lifeguard Chris Connelly said the man was pulled unconscious from the water at about 1. Witnesses heard the swimmer in her 50s yelling for help at Paradise Point just | dog, Seven News, Gold Coast Near drowning on the Gold Coast as woman tries to save her dog | dog, Seven News, Gold Coast | A woman has almost drowned on the Gold Coast trying to save her dog. Pullin died while spear fishing off Palm Beach. #9News MORE: Gold Coast Lifeguard Saves Drowning Doggo Caught In A Rip 50 Metres From Shore. It is believed the men, aged 38 and 65, jumped into the pool to rescue a two-year-old child at the Top of the Mark Holiday Apartments on Orchid Ave in Surfers Paradise just before 7pm Sunday. Victorian men who drowned in Gold Coast swimming pool remembered Family and friends of the two Victorian men who tragically drowned at Surfers Paradise have gathered at the families Clyde north THE Drowning Prevention and Learn to Swim experts, with revered programs created by Andrew Baildon OLY and Swimming Industry Speaker Educator Karen Baildon. A teenager has suffered back and neck injuries while swimming at a popular Noosa beach. Police said three men, all in their twenties, were seen struggling in the water on Thursday afternoon about 4pm near Main Beach. Published. Devastated Zoe Bell could only stand by as her boyfriend Ryan Martin and another man plunged into the water at Fingal Head, near Nelson Bay, about 3. The man in his 40s and an 11-year-old boy came into trouble in the water at Surfers Paradise beach at A hero off-duty lifeguard is being praised for diving in to try and save visitors caught in rough seas off the Gold Coast as the drowning tragedy unfolded. The body of a 35-year-old doctor has been recovered after he drowned attempting to rescue a struggling swimmer on the Gold Coast earlier this week. Fife said 11 drownings were far too many. 3:22AM Saturday, July 6th, 2024. Subscribe. January 1, 2025 - 6:33PM. A man has drowned overnight at Burleigh Heads with emergency services called to the scene close to midnight. Published 7/16/24 at 8:55 p. (Facebook) A hazardous surf warning has been issued for the Gold Coast, Australia’s holiday drowning toll has increased to 11 after a man died at a Gold Coast beach on Wednesday evening. This week also saw the death of a 38-year-old Brisbane man at a Gold Coast Beach. A woman is fighting for life after being pulled from waters at Paradise Point. A mother has died after being pulled from rough surf at Coolangatta on the Gold Coast. Paramedics at the scene of a drowning at LIFE savers have been kept busy with mass rescues across Coast beaches including three people rescued at a notorious drowning spot at Palm Beach off the Gold Coast Highway. Subscribe for $1. 30pm on Sunday, at Nebraska Court, Oxenford. A toddler has been rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition after a near drowning on Monday afternoon. A popular swimming school has revealed a new initiative following the tragic drowning of a father and grandfather on the Gold Coast. national 4:32pm Apr 1, 2024 Teenager drowns near Queensland border in holiday tragedy Parkside doctor Andrew Hunter, 69, was pulled from the ocean unconscious at Island Beach, in Kangaroo Island’s northeast coast, on Sunday and tragically died at the scene. A father and grandfather who drowned in a hotel pool on the Gold Coast have been identified as Dharmvir Singh, 38, and Gurjinder Singh, 65, from Clyde North in Victoria. Amy Roulston Digital Reporter less than 2 min read Man, 66, drowns at Broadbeach on Gold Coast. A man has been rushed to hospital after a near-drowning incident at Maxmee Resort in Surfers Paradise. Queensland Ambulance Service Assistant Commissioner of the Gold Coast Region, Drew SURF lifesavers and lifeguards have lived up to their name on the Gold Coast, ensuring a fatality-free summer on the city’s beaches despite a 27 per cent increase in rescues. Emergency services were called to The Spit at Main Beach at 9am “I was hoping to find him painting the walls with my make-up but I had to take that walk to the pool,” the Mudgeeraba mum says of the 2007 day her 16-month-old son Carson almost drowned. (ABC Gold Coast: Dominic Cansdale)Fitness and swimming. Man dies after being pulled from surf on Gold Coast. The girl was not breathing when she was pulled from a pool at the property in Oxenford yesterday afternoon. It was the third beach-related incident in under 90 minutes attended by Gold Coast paramedics on Monday, according to Queensland Ambulance's Senior Operations Supervisor Paul Young. Lavender Baj. Dharmvir Singh, 38, and his 65-year-old father Gurjinder Singh drowned in the pool at the Top of the Mark Holiday Apartments after Dharmvir’s two-year-old child slipped into the water at about 6 A Melbourne man who died in a Gold Coast hotel pool while trying to save his daughter has been remembered as a hardworking, happy-go-lucky father who would do anything for his family. The men, aged 34 and 60, were pulled unconscious from the pool at The Top of the Mark apartments on Orchid Avenue around 6. The man was pulled from the surf, north of the Broadbeach Surf Lifesaving Club shortly after 2pm after he was seen floating in the A woman has died in a tragic New Year’s Day drowning at a popular Gold Coast swimming spot. A two-year-old girl spent four and a half minutes at the bottom of a Gold Coast pool today. Despite being rescued and provided emergency medical care by lifeguards and an attending doctor, the Two men drown rescuing toddler from hotel pool during Easter getaway on the Gold Coast. A group of Good Samaritans rushed to the aid of a mother and her daughter who ran into difficulty swimming at a popular surf break on the Gold Coast. He could not be revived and was raced to Gold Coast University Hospital as paramedics continued their efforts, but later died. A father and grandfather have died trying to save the dad’s two-year-old child who fell into a Gold Coast pool on Sunday. Man, 73, dies in drowning incident at Cabbage Tree Bay Beach, Norah Head. This follows several Queensland Ambulance’s Gold Coast senior operations supervisor Mitchell Ware confirmed a two-year-old child was playing in the pool. Paramedics, including critical care crews, were called to Ian Dipple Lagoon in the Broadwater at Labrador Eight-six per cent of all drownings in 2023–24 occurred along coastal areas. | hospital, friendship, Nine News, man, Gold Coast A little girl is fighting for life after nearly drowning at a home on the Gold Coast. Read the latest. She was treated on the scene by paramedics. (Nine) Swift water rescue and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services personnel all An iconic heart-shaped waterhole in the Gold Coast Hinterland where a man drowned late last year will remain closed to the public indefinitely. Log in A man in his 20s has drowned and two of his friends are recovering in hospital this morning, after getting into trouble in surf on the Gold Coast. A man has died after he was pulled unconscious from the water at a Gold Coast beach, the second drowning in a matter of days. The grieving wife and daughter-in-law of Gold Coast drowning victims Dharmvir and Gurjinder Singh is pleading with the public for help. It is believed the men, aged 38 and 65, jumped into the pool to rescue a two-year-old child at the Top of the Mark Holiday CCTV footage of the moment two men drowned in a rooftop pool has revealed a devastating detail about the tragedy. He was swimming in an area approximately about a kilometre each way to the nearest flags. Bystanders Family and friends of two Victorian men who tragically drowned on the Gold Coast have gathered at the family's home to pay their respects. "We saw a mother and daughter drowning. 21pm first published at 8. A father and grandfather have tragically died on the Gold Coast after rescuing a drowning child from a hotel pool. Clareese Packer and Madeleine Achenza 3 min read A three-year-old girl is in a coma after a near drowning incident at a children’s party on the Gold Coast that allegedly took place while other adults and children were using a jumping castle The daughter of the man who leapt into the ocean at Port Noarlunga to save a kangaroo from drowning says he is a “hero” while her humble dad brushes off his new-found fame. Tanya Blundell was a beloved daughter, sister, aunty and friend. less than 2 min read. The drowning of two men who jumped into a Gold Coast pool to save a toddler over Easter is both "extremely tragic" and "unusual", according to Royal Life Saving Society Queensland (RLSSQ) executive director Paul Barry. So unfortunately yeah was in an unbetrolled area. 30pm yesterday afternoon when a 10-year-old Rescuers who tried to pull a mother and two teenagers to safety after they were swept into rough waters on the Gold Coast yesterday have spoken about the "harrowing series of events". A father and grandfather who drowned in a hotel pool on the Gold Coast have been identified as Dharmvir Singh, 38, and Gurjinder Singh, 65, from Clyde North in Victoria. A man who drowned during a Gold Coast ski paddle marathon has been identified as a prominent Brisbane lawyer and former surf lifesaving official. A woman has died in a tragic New Year’s Day drowning at a popular Gold Coast swimming spot. Save. They are both girls and are aged six and eight, according to the newspaper. Melbourne man Sunny Randhawa, A father and grandfather who drowned after jumping into a hotel pool to save a child on the Gold Coast have been identified as Victorian. 30pm. Paramedics have performed CPR on a little girl at a Gold Coast hotel after she was found unconscious on the bottom ‘Remove these enclosures’: Sister of drowning victim Jake Brown in appeal to council. Dharmvir Singh, 38, and his father Police are investigating the drowning death of a man in Surfers Paradise, believed to be linked with "nangs". Drowning in Surfers Paradise hotel pool on the Gold Coast linked to nangs. 45pm Sunday night. Family also returning to the scene as community A woman has drowned in rough surf near Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast. 15pm. 38-year-old Brisbane man latest drowning tragedy at Gold Coast beaches. The incident happened on the Gold Coast about 2. Two Logan brothers aged only four and six are heroes to their parents after dramatically saving a boy from drowning in a A Victorian family’s Gold Coast vacation has become an Easter holiday horror after the drowning of a man and his father while trying to rescue relatives in a rooftop pool. Dharmvir Singh, 38, and Gurjinder Singh, 65, leapt into the pool at a Gold Coast hotel to try to save the younger man’s child on Sunday. Surf lifesavers have closed sections of a popular Gold Coast beach after a tourist in his 60s drowned while snorkelling. Double drowning A holiday on the Gold Coast has ended in tragedy after a father and grandfather died saving a two-year-old child from drowning in a hotel pool. Two Drownings in 10 Days at South Oregon Coast's Lobster Creek, Near Gold Beach. By. Subscribe: htt A father and grandfather have drowned trying to save a toddler from a pool on the Gold Coast. A man has died after being pulled from the ocean unconscious, marking the 55th drowning since summer started. The family of two men who drowned in a hotel pool on the Gold Coast say they are devastated by the loss of "two of the nicest people in the world" as their bodies are returned to Victoria. . The two-year-old did not need further treatment. A man in his 50s has drowned at a popular Gold Coast surf beach after competing in an ocean racing swim. September 1, 2019. A father and grandfather have drowned trying to save a toddler from a pool on the Gold Coast. His is the third drowning at Queensland beaches in a week, with a 66-year-old man’s body found on the shore at Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast on February 22. The men were able to save the girl from the rough surf at Froggy’s Beach, just near Snapper Rocks in Coolangatta, on Sunday afternoon but her mother died at the scene. A hero off-duty lifeguard is being praised for diving in to try and save visitors caught in rough seas off the Gold Coast as the drowning tragedy unfolded. A man in his 60s has tragically passed away after a suspected drowning at a popular beach on Magnetic Island. Child saved by bystander and paramedics after nearly drowning in Gold Coast resort pool. jlfvki htol slzl sccbuezk szkr ybla imjdziq yoano zth pyzgod