Woman drowns at Gordons Bay in Sydney as surfer dies at Jervis Bay on NSW south coast

Two deaths on Monday come amid a deadly summer in the water across Australia

A woman has drowned while swimming at Gordons Bay in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, while a man in his 60s died while surfing on the New South Wales south coast on Monday.

It has been a deadly summer in the water around Australia. At least 30 people have drowned across the country this summer, according to Royal Life Saving Australia’s national drowning toll.

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