Three men have drowned off Victoria's beaches, including a father who's believed had been trying to rescue his son from a rip. <\/p>\n
Paramedics were first called to a beach at Lorne, on the Great Ocean Road, about 12.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday, where surf lifesavers had pulled a 12-year-old boy and an unconscious man in his fifties from the water. <\/p>\n
CPR was performed on the man for some time, but he could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene, Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said. <\/p>\n
The boy, believed to be the man's son, was taken to hospital in a stable condition, having swallowed water and suffered shock, Mr Mullen said. <\/p>\n
At 2.30pm, an ambulance helicopter arrived at a beach in Rye, on the Mornington Peninsula, to treat an unconscious man who had been in the water. <\/p>\n
Bystanders had performed CPR and paramedics took over upon arrival, but couldn't revive him and he died at the scene, Ambulance Victoria's Ray Rowe said. <\/p>\n
The beach at St George River, southwest of Lorne's main beach, is not patrolled and features a permanent rip flowing out its narrow entrance, according to Life Saving Victoria (LSV). <\/p>\n
LSV spokeswoman Jennifer Roberts said 57 beaches were patrolled across the state on Saturday. <\/p>\n
She urged people to check signs and survey the risks at any beach before getting in the water, and never to swim alone. <\/p>\n
'Every drowning death is a tragic occurrence,' Ms Roberts said. <\/p>\n
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