‘Freak Wave’ Sweeps Picnic-Goers Off Rocks to Deaths

Three of the women were knocked into the water by a large, freak wave.
‘Freak Wave’ Sweeps Picnic-Goers Off Rocks to Deaths
A general view of Police tape in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 9, 2018. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
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Authorities are reviewing signage at a popular rock face in Sydney’s south after two women died when they were swept out to sea.

The women, both aged in their 30s, were picnicking at Yena Gap before a freak wave swept them off the rocks on the King’s Birthday public holiday.

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