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Drowning numbers soar, prompting plea for water safety © AAP Surf Lifesavers watch on as beachgoers are seen at Bronte beach, in Sydney. Authorities are urging people to be careful on the water after a spate of drownings in Victoria and New South Wales. The warning comes as a heatwave in south-east Australia sees residents looking for respite in the water. Seven people have died in Victorian waterways in the past 10 days alone, while several others have drowned in NSW. In Victoria on Saturday two people died in separate incidents. In the first incident, a small vessel carrying two men overturned at Anglesea, roughly 100km south-west of Melbourne, along Victoria s Surf Coast.

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