Woman drowns in Sydney river while swimming with friends
A woman has drowned while swimming with friends in Sydney's south-west this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to Georges River at Macquarie Fields after the woman "failed to resurface" when swimming about 3.45pm.
NSW Police said they searched the water to find her.
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Woman drowns in Georges River while swimming with friends in Sydney. Nine
"Officers from The Traffic and Highway Patrol entered the water along with members of the public and commenced to search the water where the woman was located and brought to the shoreline," NSW Police said in a statement.
NSW Ambulance paramedics performed CPR but she could not be revived.
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