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Mother drowns in holiday swim with daughter at Sunshine Coast beach
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A 34-year-old Darling Downs mother has drowned during a holiday swim with her daughter at a Sunshine Coast beach, despite the efforts of surfers and an off-duty surf life saver to help her.
Emergency services were called to First Bay at Coolum, off Jubilee Esplanade, just after 6.30am on Monday after reports of the incident, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said.
The woman, who Nine reported had been swimming with her 11-year-old daughter before being pulled to shore by surfers, was treated at the scene but could not be revived.
No other patients were treated by paramedics. A Queensland police spokeswoman said the Toowoomba woman had been holidaying in the area.
First Bay is just south of Coolum's main beach and is not patrolled by lifeguards.
The off-duty life saver performed CPR on her until paramedics arrived, Surf Life Saving Queensland said in a statement.
"Lifeguards who were setting up patrol at a nearby beach also assisted," the organisation said.
"SLSQ reminds all swimmers to only swim between the red and yellow flags at patrolled locations."
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
Matt Dennien is a reporter at Brisbane Times covering state politics and the public service. He has previously worked for newspapers in Tasmania and Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ. Contact him securely on Signal @mattdennien.15Connect via email.