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Swimmer is found dead after urgent search and rescue operation launched at a beach

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Nickel, A. (2026, September 24). Swimmer is found dead after urgent search and rescue operation launched at a beach. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16156413/Marley-Beach-Sydney-swimmer-drown.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-24 · by Ashley Nickel

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Emergency services responded to an urgent call about two struggling swimmers at Marley Beach near Sydney’s Royal National Park around 12:50 pm on Thursday. A multi-agency search followed, and while one man was rescued and taken to the hospital in stable condition, the body of a 50-year-old swimmer was discovered shortly after. The incident will be reported to the Coroner for further investigation.
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On Thursday around 12.50pm, emergency services were called to Marley Beach in the Royal National Park south of Sydney after two swimmers were seen drowning. A multi-agency search was immediately initiated, involving a Toll Rescue Helicopter. One swimmer, a 20-year-old man, washed ashore and was treated on-site before being airlifted to St George Hospital in stable condition. Shortly afterward, the body of another swimmer, a 50-year-old man, was discovered in the water. A report will be prepared for the Coroner regarding this incident.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The body of a swimmer has been found after scenes of two beachgoers struggling in the water triggered a search. Emergency services were called to Marley Beach, in the Royal National Park south of Sydney, about 12.50pm on Thursday after two swimmers were seen drowning. A multi-agency search was quickly launched. A 20-year-old man was washed ashore and treated at the scene before being winched from the beach by a Toll Rescue Helicopter. He was taken to St George Hospital in a stable condition. The body of a 50-year-old man was found in the water a short time later. A report will be prepared for the Coroner. A swimmer drowned at Marley Beach (above) on Thursday afternoon
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The body of a swimmer has been found after scenes of two beachgoers struggling in the water triggered a search. Emergency services were called to Marley Beach, in the Royal National Park south of Sydney, about 12.50pm on Thursday after two swimmers were seen drowning. A multi-agency search was quickly launched. A 20-year-old man was washed ashore and treated at the scene before being winched from the beach by a Toll Rescue Helicopter. He was taken to St George Hospital in a stable condition. The body of a 50-year-old man was found in the water a short time later. A report will be prepared for the Coroner. A swimmer drowned at Marley Beach (above) on Thursday afternoon
2026-09-24 · Daily Mail
Swimmer is found dead after urgent search and rescue operation launched at a beach · assertive framing

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The body of a swimmer has been found after scenes of two beachgoers struggling in the water triggered a search. Emergency services were called to Marley Beach, in the Royal National Park south of Sydney, about 12.50pm on Thursday after two swimmers were seen drowning. A multi-agency search was quickly launched. A 20-year-old man was washed ashore and treated at the scene before being winched from the beach by a Toll Rescue Helicopter. He was taken to St George Hospital in a stable condition. The body of a 50-year-old man was found in the water a short time later. A report will be prepared for the Coroner. A swimmer drowned at Marley Beach (above) on Thursday afternoon asserted
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