Three family members found dead in concrete tank in NSW town of Gunning
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Three people found dead in a water tank at a rural property in the New South Wales Tablelands overnight were from the same family, authorities have confirmed.
Police said a 69-year-old man was working inside the empty cement tank on his property in Gunning, near Yass, when he collapsed.
Another man, aged 68, and a 63-year-old woman jumped into the tank to try to help and also collapsed.
A neighbour who heard the woman call out contacted emergency services, who arrived to find the bodies of all three people.
Forensic officers established a crime scene, but the deaths were not being treated as suspicious.
Police said post-mortem examinations, to be carried out over the coming days, would help piece together what happened.
The names of the deceased have not been released.
Police are expected to provide an update later this morning in Goulburn.
Topics: accidents---other, gunning-2581, yass-2582, nsw, act, australia
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