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Woman dies after being caught in rip

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Gantheaume Point, Broome, at sunrise.
Camera IconGantheaume Point, Broome, at sunrise. Credit: Tourism Western Australia

A young woman has died after being caught in a rip while swimming off Gantheaume Point.

It was understood she was swimming in the area on Saturday afternoon around 3:30pm when she began to be sent out to sea in a rip.

Onlookers and Broome Volunteer Sea Rescue brought her to shore but efforts to revive her were unsuccessful.

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