NSW: Two people drown in NSW as heatwave continues
07 Jan 2009 2:00 PM
Two people have died in separate drownings in New South Wales .. as a heatwave continues to bring scorching temperatures to much of the state.
At Coffs Harbour on the north coast .. a 40-year-old man's been pulled from the water at Park Beach just after midday (AEDT).
Ambulance officers say he died despite attempts to resuscitate him.
And last night at Muswellbrook .. in the Hunter Valley .. a boy was pulled unconscious from a pool just before six pm.
He was taken to Muswellbrook Hospital but died a short time later.
