SYDNEY: A man drowned on Monday while swimming in a national park in southern Sydney, police said.
Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement that the man died after being pulled unresponsive from a swimming hole in the Royal National Park approximately 25 km south of central Sydney on Monday afternoon, reports Xinhua news agency.
Emergency services were called to Winifred Falls, a popular swimming spot in the national park, following reports of a drowning at about 2:35 p.m. local time, NSW Police said.
Ambulance paramedics and police officers attended the scene and found a man had been pulled from the water.
"The man was treated at the scene by paramedics, but he could not be revived, " NSW Police said. "The man, who is yet to be formally identified, is believed to be aged in his 20s."
Police have established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances of the man's death.
A man in his 40s drowned in January at Wattamolla Beach, another swimming spot in the national park 6 km southwest of Winifred Falls.