Five people drowned after large waves hit parts of the Australian coast at the start of the Easter weekend, the BBC reports.
Two people are still missing in the states of New South Wales and Victoria. A man's body was found in the sea off Tatra, in southern New South Wales. A day earlier, three men died in that state, including a 58-year-old fisherman.
Rescuers are searching for a man who was swept away by the sea off Sydney. A woman drowned and a man went missing in San Remo, Victoria, on Friday after a group of them were swept out to sea by a wave.
"One of the women returned to shore, but the other woman and man did not make it," Victoria Police said.
The east coast of Australia has been hit by dangerous, high waves.
Adam Vir, head of Surf Life Saving Australia, advised holidaymakers to visit beaches that are patrolled by lifeguards. The organisation's figures show that 630 people have drowned on unguarded beaches in the last ten years.
"The coast can be dangerous. Some threats are visible, but some are not. That's why we have simple advice: Stop, look, stay alive," Vir said.
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