"Emergency services were called to Shellharbour Beach shortly after 11am on Wednesday after reports that two people were struggling in the water. Members of the public helped pull a 66-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman from the water and tried to give them CPR, according to the New South Wales police force."
"NSW police confirmed the man and woman were a British couple on holiday in the area with their family. They were a married couple who were swimming in the ocean, said Inspector Luke Geradts in a press conference. I can confirm the couple were from the UK. This is a tragic incident and our hearts go out to the family who lost their loved ones today."
"They're young people who are upstanding members of our community who did a great job today in trying to give this co[uple assistance], commending the efforts of bystanders, including two off-duty nurses who attempted rescue and CPR."
A 66-year-old man and 64-year-old woman, a married British couple vacationing in New South Wales, drowned at Shellharbour Beach on Wednesday morning. Emergency services responded after reports of two people struggling in the water. Members of the public, including two off-duty nurses, pulled the couple from the water and administered CPR. NSW Ambulance paramedics continued resuscitation efforts upon arrival, but both individuals could not be revived and died at the scene. Police confirmed the couple were on holiday with their family and commended the bystanders' heroic rescue attempts.
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