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Four people died following a mass drowning incident in the Australian state of Victoria, police said on Thursday. Emergency services at 3:30 pm (0430 GMT) on Wednesday responded to reports of four people struggling in the waters off Forrest Caves on Phillip Island near Melbourne, Victoria police said in a statement. Three women and a man were pulled from the water unresponsive. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene while one of the women was taken to hospital in critical condition and later died, police said. Police said they would prepare a report for the coroner and that the deaths …

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