00:00Idyllic water conditions on Christmas Eve, but the day before, chaos.
00:07Two 12-year-old girls stuck in a rip at Trigg Beach.
00:11One of the girls was saved by a surfer, the other pulled out later by an off-duty lifeguard.
00:17It was lucky and fortunate last night that they were available once they were alerted to be able to respond to that situation.
00:23The second girl was found unresponsive and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
00:29The wind's definitely been a factor, making it quite murky in areas probably hard to spot rips.
00:36It's definitely like a channel that will just suck you out and I was holding onto my ball with one hand and you can feel the fins just getting pulled out.
00:44It's just a dangerous little current that people don't know about.
00:47And they've got signs up there, they put tape up there occasionally.
00:51There have been 27 drownings in the state this year. Authorities say those numbers typically surge over the summer holidays.
00:58We know people are going to flock to the beach, but when they do so, we want to remind them that there's so many things that they need to do to make sure that they have a safe and fun time.
01:08Please, vigilance in terms of children around water at all times. It's just a terrible, terrible tragedy.
01:15West Australians are being urged to stay safe, not just in the water but out amid heatwave conditions stretching across the coast with high and extreme fire danger ratings blanketing much of the state.
01:29Some parts already charred this summer.
01:32Just stay inside, keep cool in the pool, plenty of water.
01:37I like it hot, I do, yeah.
01:40We're on holiday so we'll be able to go to the beach.
01:43Perth is forecast to break its century old Christmas record with an overnight low of 26 degrees.
01:51Little reprieve ahead of a festive scorcher.
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