Woman from Punjab's Phagwara Among Four Indians Drowned in Australia's Victoria

Four Indians, including two women, died in a drowning incident at an unpatrolled beach in the Australian State of Victoria, the worst tragedy in Victorian waters in almost 20 years, officials said on Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday at Phillip Island, Victoria.

Emergency services responded to reports of four people struggling in the water near Newhaven about 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday and all were found unresponsive, news.com.au reported.

“Life Saving Victoria was called to assist four people in trouble in the waters off Forrest Caves on Phillip Island, only a couple of kilometres from our patrolled lifeguard site,” Kane Treloar, the Life Saving Victoria state agency commander, said.