Two men have tragically died at Melbourne’s Frankston Beach as damaging winds continue to batter Australia’s southern states.
On Wednesday afternoon, emergency services were called to Frankston Beach following reports of two men struggling in the water.
Police Air Wing conducted a search of the water, where they found the two men unresponsive just after 5pm, 9News reports.
The pair were winched back to shore, but they couldn’t be revived.
Police have said reports regarding the men’s deaths will be prepared for the coroner.
The men have yet to be formally identified.
The incredibly tragic incident comes as severe weather continues to wreak havoc across the state.
Earlier today, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) warned that a deepening low-pressure system moving across the country’s southeast will be bringing damaging winds across South Australia, Victoria and parts of New South Wales.
⚠️🌬️ 4:27am: Severe Weather Warning for damaging, LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE #winds in all Victorian Forecast Districts.
— Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria (@BOM_Vic) October 21, 2025
Damaging winds developing in the SW & elevated areas Wed morning, then extending across #Vic. Destructive gusts possible near the SW coast.https://t.co/R7lixO7GEx pic.twitter.com/ncjP8AIluW
In its latest update, BoM have confirmed that strong winds are still hammering the state, particularly the southern and mountain areas, The Age reports. However, BoM says a deep low-pressure system in the south of the Mornington Peninsula is “moving rapidly eastwards through Bass Strait this evening”, and is expected the lessen as it makes its way to the Tasman Sea.
While it’s forecast to settle down, the publication reports that 13,111 homes across Victoria are currently left without power due to the “unplanned outages caused by severe weather”. Earlier in the day, about 13,918 homes were impacted by these outages.
Severe weather also impacted the state’s public transport system, including the state’s Cranbourne and Pakenham lines. A tram in Malvern was also affected by the weather, as strong winds caused a tree to fall on top of it and the rear of a nearby car.
Per ABC News, Geelong Cup organisers were also forced to postpone the races as winds hit 87 kph on the racecourse.
Geelong Racing Club CEO Luke Rayner told ABC Radio Melbourne said the suspension of the races was “disappointing”. However, he assured that six of the races that couldn’t go ahead today — including the Derby Classic and the Geeelong Cup — would go forward on Thursday, when conditions are expected to stabilise.
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