A person’s physique has been discovered at a lake in Melbourne’s outer east, within the newest obvious case of a paddle-boarding misadventure.
The 38-year-old man from Clayton was reported lacking after taking to the water at Lysterfield Lake on Saturday afternoon.
Passers-by final noticed him simply after 2.30pm and police consider he was utilizing a paddle board.
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The police air wing, water police, search and rescue divers and State Emergency Service searched the lake and located the person’s physique simply earlier than 9pm final evening.
His loss of life will not be being handled as suspicious.
It comes after 4 youngsters survived after being swept from one facet of Port Phillip Bay to the opposite on two inflatable paddle boards in December.
One other two paddle boarders have been rescued within the space the subsequent day.
The drowning is only one of many drowning deaths in Australia’s waterways and swimming pools this summer season, with a complete of 90 individuals within the nationwide loss of life toll between December 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023.
Royal Lifesaving Australia CEO Justin Scarr says the drowning traits this 12 months have been “deeply regarding”.
“The heatwave in February additionally precipitated a spike in drowning, with 17 % of all drowning deaths over summer season attributable to that six-day interval.”
