Australia: Competitior dies at surf lifesaving event
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A teenage surf lifesaver has died during the Australian championships, apparently when hit by his own surf ski in rough seas.
Surf Life Saving Australia said Friday that Saxon Bird of Sydney died after going missing late morning on Kurrawa Beach in an under-19 competition. Paramedics resuscitated Bird on the beach, but he died several hours later in hospital. (AP)
