Deadly Easter long weekend with multiple drownings

Six people drowned in NSW during the Easter long weekend. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00It has been a deadly Easter long weekend with the drowning toll in New South Wales rising to six people.

00:12Most people were swept off the rock shelves while fishing or watching the large waves.

00:16Crowds gathered to watch the large swell across the state

00:20with some getting dangerously close to the ocean.

00:30We're going to have a very difficult time to get to the lake.

00:36What?

00:38Surf lifesaving.

00:46First, we have a big boat.

00:50We're going to have a big boat.

00:52We're going to have a big boat.

00:54We're going to have a big boat.

00:56We're going to have a big boat.

00:58Surf life-saving. New South Wales has urged people to only swim in patrolled

01:04areas. The drowning risk is four times higher during peak public holidays

01:09according to Surf Life Saving Australia.