SCUBA diver drowns at Torquay

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner after a man drowned at Torquay this morning (18 November), Victoria Police say.

The man had been SCUBA diving with friends before being pulled unconscious from the water near Point Danger at 10am.

An off-duty police officer performed CPR on the man for approximately 30 minutes before paramedics took over.

The man, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene.

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