Two teenagers die after Sunshine Coast waterfall accident and failed rescue attempt
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17-year-old girl fell off waterfall at Queensland’s Wappa Falls and 17-year-old boy died after jumping in to help her. Two teenagers have died after an accident at a waterfall on the Sunshine Coast. A 17-year-old girl fell off a waterfall at Queensland’s Wappa Falls about 2.30pm on Sunday and a 17-year-old boy jumped into the water to help her when she did not resurface, emergency services said.
Police said the boy, an acquaintance of the girl, also went missing. A search and rescue operation found the girl’s body about 3.30pm and divers recovered the body of the boy at about 7.30pm. Wappa Falls remained closed amid a police investigation and officers were to prepare reports for the coroner regarding both teenagers.
