Burleigh Heads drowning: Man dies in late night incident
A man has drowned overnight at Burleigh Heads with emergency services called to the scene close to midnight. FULL STORY.
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A man has drowned in Burleigh Heads overnight after sustaining life threatening injuries.
Queensland Police Service (QPS) say a welfare check was being conducted when the man in his 50s was located in the ocean off Fifth Ave at around 11.54pm.
Queensland Ambulance Service (QPS) treated the man on-scene for life-threatening injuries but he died on scene.
The death is being treated as non-suspicious.
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