Five drownings during the festive season in Australia

Three Victorians, a South Australian woman and Taiwanese man, drowned in Australian seas and rivers.

Η παραλία του Port Melbourne (Φώτο αρχείου) Source: AAP / CON CHRONIS/AAPIMAGE

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• A 17-year-old drowned near Mordialloc south of Melbourne
• Man drowned in a river while trying to save his dog
• Girl found unconscious in swimming pool in Sydney

A 17-year-old boy died near Mordialloc, south of Melbourne, on Monday afternoon.

The boy was found unconscious in the water after an extensive aerial search, but could not be kept alive.

Earlier, another Victorian man drowned in a lake in Emden, in the state's northeast.