At 4pm today Police received a report that people were in distress in the water at Ninety Mile Beach.
Emergency services immediately responded and located three people in the water.
Two children were rescued but unfortunately a woman in her early twenties drowned.
Police are in the process of notifying next of kin, our thoughts are with the woman¡¯s family and friends.
Police are still clarifying the circumstances around the incident and at this stage no further details are available.
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Issued by Police Media Centre