Husband, wife drown while saving daughter at Great Southern beach

A husband and wife have died while trying to save their young daughter at a beach in Western Australia’s Great Southern.

Emergency services were called to the Conspicuous Cliff beach, about 17 kilometres from Walpole, at 2.40pm on Saturday, with reports that three people were in distress in the water and caught in a rip.

By the time police arrived they had been pulled from the water and officers began CPR, but 40-year-old Sabrina Ahmed and Dr Mohammad Shahidul Hasan Swapan, 44, could not be revived.

Another man, aged 42, who jumped in to save his friends was revived and taken to hospital by St John Ambulance.

The family was visiting the region from Perth, with the couple’s daughters returning on Sunday where it was hoped they would continue to live with their uncle.

Friend and colleague Ruhul Salim told 9News Perth the couple were respected members of Perth’s Bangladesh community, and would be seriously missed.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

Another crash pushes WA road toll higher

Meanwhile, a driver is dead after his Mitsubishi Triton crashed into a tree in the South West.

The 30-year-old man was driving along the Boyup Brook-Cranbrook Road in Mayanup about 4.50am on Saturday when the crash happened.

Police are investigating the scene and have called for any witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online.

WA’s road toll sits at 185 for the year following Saturday’s crash and another fatal crash on Boxing Day.

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