December 28th, 2022Boxing Day tragedy at Kookaburra Point
A man sadly died after he was pulled unresponsive from waters at Kookaburra Point in Ebden on Boxing Day.
A man sadly died after he was pulled unresponsive from waters at Kookaburra Point in Ebden on Boxing Day.
Police have been told the man entered the water to chase after his dog, near Boathaven Road, when he appeared to struggle just before 3pm.
Onlookers pulled the man to shore and commenced CPR before ambulance paramedics arrived.
The man, believed aged in his 30s, was transported to hospital where he later died.
Officers who attended the scene have been advised the man may have suffered from a medical episode while he was in the water.
