A couple have died after being swept off the rocks at a tourist beauty spot popular with Instagrammers.
A man’s body was found floating off the coast nearly 24 hours after his partner’s body was found at a nearby popular beach.
The man’s body was discovered near Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, 2.5km south of Birdie Beach, a day after an elderly woman was pulled out of the water at Moonee Beach.
The woman, who is believed to be aged in her 80s, was treated at the scene but couldn’t be saved by paramedics.
Meanwhile, the man, who was in his 70s and known to the woman, was reported missing nearby before he was found a day later.
Officers said that although the man who was pulled from the water has not yet been officially identified, it is believed that he is the missing person.
The hotspot is well-known as an Instagram-famous grotto with naturally pink-coloured rocks where visitors often flock to take photos.
Chief Inspector Peter Vromans told meaww.com : “It appears they may have walked on the rock platform and been washed off by the ocean.
“Such a tragedy, on a double scale.”
Meanwhile, earlier this year, a woman died after being swept off a rock by a wave at the same tourist hotspot.
Police were called to reports of two women being knocked into the water at the Pink Caves in Lake Macquarie back in April, reports news.com.au.
New South Wales police said they were called to a location south of Catherine Hill Bay at about 12.30pm on Thursday, April 14.
One of the women was washed back onto the rocks and only suffered minor injuries, but the other was in a serious condition when she was found.
