The search for a man missing at sea near Phillip Island has entered its third day. The 41-year-old man’s wife drowned but another woman was rescued when the three were washed off rocks while exploring a beach near San Remo.
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00:00It was a heartbreaking start to the Easter long weekend here in Victoria in the southeast near
00:07Phillip Island it's one of the most popular spots to visit especially during long weekends and this
00:12group of three friends were out exploring Punchbowl Beach it's near San Remo and sadly a wave knocked
00:19them the whole group into the water on Good Friday now one woman has died her husband a
00:2541 year old man has been missing since the other woman one of their friends was rescued
00:30fortunately so she's okay but search search and rescue teams have been searching for this 41 year
00:35old man since then and on Sunday afternoon they said they haven't found any sign of him yet but
00:40they will continue that search and hopefully we will have some good news to bring to you from that
00:46authorities are urging people who are visiting these coastlines and these beautiful destinations
00:50around our beaches to really just hit the warning signs take a little pay a little extra attention
00:55when you are out and about because some of these places can be quite dangerous like Punchbowl which
01:00has a permanent rip and also police are urging everyone who is traveling and on the roads over
01:06the next few days to take extra care I mean as you can see behind me it's very busy here in Melbourne
01:11airport lots of people picking up their loved ones heading off on their adventures and police want us to
01:16make good memories during this time and not see the death toll climb which it often does when we have
01:22these long holidays now in Victoria on Sunday in Melbourne's north two people died after coming off
01:28a motorcycle that clash crashed into another car and we're hearing stories like this from right around
01:34the country from Western Australia to Brisbane on Sunday Easter Sunday there was a 60 year old man who
01:41died after his motorbike hit a ute so it's really tragic to hear these kind of stories and police are just
01:48reminding everyone on the road to take that extra care make sure that you are rested and you've slept
01:53well before getting behind the wheel and also that you follow the speed limits