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A child has died and another is in a critical condition after their inflatable toy flipped at a popular Queensland beach.
The boys, aged nine and eight, respectively, were playing about 1pm on Sunday at Norman Point near Tin Can Bay, south of Fraser Island, when the toy was blown away by the wind.
A nine-year-old boy drowns while swimming at Tin Can Bay, south of Fraser Island, as a man almost loses his life trying to save two brothers. Nine News
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A nine-year-old boy drowns while swimming at Tin Can Bay, south of Fraser Island, as a man almost loses his life trying to save two brothers. Nine News
Police said the children immediately began to struggle in the high winds and deep water.
A 49-year-old man swam out to the pair but also became distressed in the conditions.
The tragedy occurred at Norman Point near Tin Can Bay, south of Fraser Island. Photo: Peter Harrison
All three were pulled from the water by a man on a yacht who witnessed the incident.
Members of the public performed CPR onshore until paramedics arrived but the older boy was declared dead at the scene.
The younger was airlifted to Nambour General Hospital in a critical condition while the man was taken by road to Gympie Hospital, also in a critical condition.