The day trip on the water took a disastrous flip on the vacation spot when police obtained a misery name at 10.45am (12.45pm AEST) right now.
“It simply makes you realise how simple issues can go from okay to essentially unhealthy,” one witness stated.
A gaggle of seven individuals bought into hassle after making an attempt to navigate a steep drop off within the shallows.
It is understood the group of three adults and 4 youngsters have been strolling alongside a sand financial institution, when a 38-year-old man went into the water.
It is understood he slipped right into a deep space, disappearing beneath the floor.
Bystanders rushed to assist, pulling out seven individuals and beginning first assist, earlier than paramedics arrived.
The 38-year-old man did not survive.
A 13-year-old lady is recovering at Joondalup Hospital and a girl in her 30s stays at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, each, in a steady situation.
Three youngsters underneath 10 and a person and his 40s have been additionally taken to hospital however discharged earlier right now.
A report will likely be ready for the coroner.
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