Boy, five, dies during a boating accident on a lake – making him the 8th drowning victim in the first 9 days of summer
- A young boy has drowned falling off a boat on a lake in rural Victoria on Sunday
- It is the eighth drowning to occur in the first nine days of Australia's summer
- On Saturday, a man was swimming in Hawkesbury River when he disappeared
- The 45-year-old became distressed and disappeared under water about 6.45pm
- Other swimmers were unable to rescue him and called emergency services
- His body was located before 11.30pm. A report will be prepared for the coroner
A young boy has drowned after falling off a boat at Bonnie Doon about two hours north east of Melbourne.
The five-year-old boy was out on Lake Eildon on Sunday afternoon when the incident occurred.
Paramedics were called after reports the boy had fallen into the water and under the boat.
A young boy has drowned after falling off a boat at Bonnie Doon about two hours north east of Melbourne
The primary school aged boy was out on Lake Eildon on Sunday afternoon when the incident occured
He was recovered from the water and taken to a boat ramp at Hutchinsons Rd an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said
He was recovered from the water and taken to a boat ramp at Hutchinsons Rd an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson told The Herald Sun.
People at the scene performed CPR but the boy was unable to be saved.
It is the eighth drowning to occur in the first nine days of summer, according to Lifesaving NSW.
On Saturday, a swimmer's body was pulled from a river just hours after he was seen disappearing under water.
The 45-year-old was swimming in the Hawkesbury River, Windsor north of Sydney, on Saturday when he disappeared at 6.45pm.
The man became distressed and disappeared under the water but was unable to be rescued by other swimmers.
The 45-year-old was swimming in the Hawkesbury River, Windsor north of Sydney on Saturday when he disappeared about 6.45pm (pictured)
Witnesses called emergency services when the man did not resurface, leading to a search conducted by Hawkesbury Police, PolAir, police divers, NSW Ambulance, and NSW State Emergency Service.
The victims body was located just before 11.30pm.
The 45-year-old's death comes after a 15-month-old girl drowned at Euroa, 165km north-east of Melbourne, at 9pm on Thursday.
On December 2, a 32-year-old man was pulled out of the Colo River in Sydney's north-west after he was found floating face-down.
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A 16-year-old Japanese high school student on a school trip to Australia also drowned while snorkeling on Wednesday at the Green Island, in Cairns, Queensland.
Another man died on December 2 after being washed off rocks at a beach in the Royal National Park, south of Sydney.
On December 3, a man drowned into the Moore River, in Western Australia, where he had been swimming with his girlfriend.
According to Life Saving NSW, there have been seven drowning deaths reported in Australia this summer
Chief Inspector Garry Sims of Hawkesbury Police Area Command is reminding people to make safety the priority when in, on or around the water this summer.
'Police urge all people engaged in aquatic activities to assess the environment and know the limits of their ability,' Ch Insp Sims said.
'It is a tragedy for this to occur at this time of year and at the start of the summer season.'
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
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