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A 36-year-old British man has died in a surfing incident in Melbourne, according to police in Australia.

On Wednesday, October 22, emergency services were called to Frankston Beach at around 5pm to reports that two men were in trouble in the water.

Victoria Police said officers believe the 36-year-old Brit was surfing when his board snapped in rough conditions. A friend of his, a 43-year-old man, entered the water to try and help him but both men began to struggle.

A police helicopter assisted the men and took them back to shore, but they were unresponsive and both were pronounced dead.

The men have yet to be formally identified as police work to notify next-of-kin.

The state of Victoria was lashed by heavy winds of up to 130km/h on Wednesday, making for extremely chall

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