Horror Easter Weekend as Drowning Toll Rises to 6

Horror Easter Weekend as Drowning Toll Rises to 6
Families sit on North Narrabeen Beach as a wave breaks onto a rock pool in Sydney, Australia, on April 18, 2025. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images
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A fisherman has died and a 14-year-old boy is in a stable condition, taking the deadly Easter weekend drowning toll to six, with warnings to reconsider any rock fishing plans.

Emergency crews were called to Wattamolla in Sydney’s south at 11 am on Sunday after reports of two people being dragged into the ocean as rough conditions continue to batter the east coast.