A young man has drowned while swimming with friends at a popular swimming hole days out from the start of summer.
Emergency services rushed toย Winifred Falls in the Royal National Park inย Sydney‘s southย at about 2.35pm on Monday following reports of a drowning.
The swimmer was pulled out of the water unconscious after he failed to resurface.
The man, 19, was unable to be revived at the scene, despite paramedics’ best efforts.
He’s yet to be formally identified, a NSW police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.ย
A 19-year-old man was pulled from the popular swimming hole unresponsive and died at the scene. Pictured are emergency responders at the scene
The man was swimming with friends atย Winifred Falls (pictured) in Sydney’s Royal National Park when tragedy struck
Reception issues due to the remote location within the national park have complicated identifying the man and the circumstances surrounding his death.ย
‘Police established aย crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the manโs death,’ a NSW Police statement read/
Authorities will prepare a report for the coroner.
