Woman drowns, man missing after late-night swim The search continues at Kurrawa Beach after a man went missing following a swim overnight. Sadly a woman has drowned.
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Subscriber only A woman has drowned and a man is missing after the pair went swimming at a Gold Coast beach on Thursday night. Emergency services were called to Kurrawa Beach in Broadbeach about 10.15pm after a woman s body washed up on the beach. The search for the man resumed early on Friday morning, with the Rescue 500 Helicopter assisting.
The search for a man missing off Broadbeach is set to resume at 5AM.
Woman dead, man missing after night-time swim on the Gold Coast
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A woman, aged in her late 20s, has died and a man has gone missing during a late-night swim on the Gold Coast.
The pair, who were captured in CCTV footage, entered the water on Old Burleigh Road at Broadbeach about 9.20pm on Thursday.
Speaking to media on Friday, acting Inspector John Diggle warned that “we don’t expect to find anybody alive”.
Police were alerted that an unconscious woman was on the beach at 10.15pm.
The woman was found dead by emergency services on arrival.
Sunrise has quietly apologised for its segment discussing whether there was a need for another Stolen Generation.
The apology over the 2018 segment was aired at 6.47am on Monday - before most Australians were even awake.
A pre-recorded voice over delivered the message and regular hosts Samantha Armytage and David Koch were not present during the episode.
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