00:00Another tragic drowning only days into the new year.
00:06The man from New South Wales died after being rescued at Green Patch Camping Ground Beach in Jervis Bay.
00:11The 34 year old died at the scene after emergency services were called to the beach around 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
00:18following reports of multiple people struggling to stay afloat in rough conditions.
00:23Joel Bisnett says he grabbed a paddle board from the beach and helped bring three of the four people back to the sand.
00:30Basically like pulled him up onto the board like put him on his side so some of the water could hopefully come out
00:35and got him off the board and then other people took over and started doing CPR from there.
00:40Three people were attended to by paramedics with none requiring further medical attention.
00:45Another witness says the weather conditions were poor with few people in the water at the time.
00:50You wouldn't have gone for a swim if you knew what you were doing.
00:53The death on Saturday comes after a man in his 50s drowned at Lobster Bay just north of Jervis Bay on Friday.
00:59It brings the total number of drownings along the New South Wales coast since New Year's Eve to five.
01:05The New South Wales Emergency Services Minister is imploring people to exercise safety in the water.
01:11Whether you decide to go swimming, whether you decide to go rock fishing, whether you decide to go boating,
01:16please make sure that you take every single precaution.
01:19The closest patrolled beach to here is Kalbara in the north and Sussex Inlet to the south with both locations over 40 kilometres away by road.
01:28Authorities are once again urging people to take care in the water and only swim at patrolled beaches between the flags.
01:35Also, here is Kalbara in the west.
01:45The north and south.
01:50It's the safest place for you to take care of years.
