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The two men who died in the ocean off an Australian beach on Wednesday, Oct. 22, after getting into trouble in the water have been revealed to be a surfer and his friend who tried to rescue him

Police told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that the surfer was 36 years old and British, while his friend was 43

Detective Inspector Melissa Nixon told the outlet that the surfer was inexperienced and the weather conditions "were obviously not appropriate to be in the water surfing"

The two men who died after getting into trouble in the water at a beach in Australia were an inexperienced surfer and a friend who tried to rescue him, police have said.

In a news release , Victoria Police said first responders were called to Frankston Beach "following reports of two

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