A 61-year-old woman has been found dead inside a burning home after a man was pulled out of the smouldering house alive.
Emergency services were called to a home at Tura Beach, Merimbula, on NSW’s Far South Coast on about 12.30am on Christmas after a man woke to find smoke filling his bedroom.
When police arrived he revealed there was still a couple inside the home.
Two officers entered the burning building and found a 67-year-old man on the floor and helped him to safety, but the intensity of the fire prevented them from searching further.
Two officers entered the burning building and found a 67-year-old man on the floor and helped him to safety, but the intensity of the fire (pictured) prevented them from searching further
The 61-year-old woman’s body was discovered inside the home before midday on Christmas, after firefighters brought the fire under control.
A crime scene has been established and specialist fire investigators are en route.
The 67-year-old man is recovering at the South East Regional Hospital.
The number of Christmas tragedies has soared after a two-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool, three died in a high-speed crash and a young boy died in a quad bike accident.
Disaster struck a Sydney family on Christmas Eve when a young boy drowned in a backyard pool in the city’s south-west.
Emergency services were called to a home in bass hill on Sunday night where a two-year-old boy was pulled unconscious from the water.
The boy was treated at the scene on Broad Street just before 7pm before being rushed to Westmead Children’s Hospital but was unable to be revived.
Emergency services were called to a home in Bass Hill in Sydney’s west on Sunday evening where a two-year-old boy was pulled unconscious from the water and could not be revived
The scene where two cars collided on Christmas Eve killing three people, on Palmers Road, Point Cook in Melbourne
A woman is fighting for life after a high-speed crash killed three in Point Cook, in Melbourne’s west, on Christmas Eve.
Three people lost their lives just after 7.30pm when one car flipped and another caught fire on Palmers Road on Sunday evening.
Two victims’ injuries were so horrific that police were unable to identify them.
The exact circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation by the Major Collision Unit.
Detours remain in place at Palmers Rd, with police directing traffic as they investigate the incident and prepare a report for the coroner.
Three people have died and a fourth was injured during a horror collision on Sunday evening
The scene where two cars collided on Christmas Eve killing three people, on Palmers Road, Point Cook
Flowers are viewed at the scene where two cars collided on Christmas Eve killing three people
Eight people were injured when two cars collided early on Christmas morning in Melbourne’s east.
The cars crashed at the Stud and Boronia road intersection in Wantirna South with one car rolling over.
Five occupants had to be cut from the overturned car.
They were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries while three people from the second car were also taken to hospital.
Emergency services rushed to Point Cook around 7.30pm on Christmas Eve after a car flipped
Australia is 10 days into Operation Safe Arrival – the period from December 15th to 31st where the double-demerit point system is in place and 388 high-visibility patrol vehicles will be out on the roads.
About 2.30pm on Sunday, emergency services were called to Waterfall Way in Dorrigo, 65km west of Coffs Harbour, after reports a motorcycle had crashed into a rock wall, the Daily Telegraph reported.
A NSW police spokeswoman said the rider, a 26-year-old man, died at the scene.
Earlier a 48-year-old man died after his car collided with another vehicle near Lismore in northeastern NSW.
The scene where two cars collided on Christmas Eve killing three people, on Palmers Road
In less than 10 days, 13 people have died on NSW roads during Operation Safe Arrival in 2017
‘We have had [16] people die during Operation Safe Arrival, which means more places will be empty at the family Christmas table tomorrow,’ NSW Police assistant commissioner Michael Corboy said in a statement on Sunday.
‘It is disappointing to see a number of incidents of drink driving. You will be caught, or worse still, end up killing yourself or a loved one.’
It follows the death of a 25-year-old man after the car he was travelling in collided with a taxi van carrying six people near Walcha on Saturday night, police say.
A horrifying photo posted online shows the charred remains of a vehicle after a bad accident
A horrifying photo of the charred remains of a vehicle after it burst into flames during a crash has been used as a timely reminder from police on social media.
The image shows a badly burnt wreck after an accident in WA’s Great Southern prompting police to issue a warning.
Officers are urging motorists to take care on the roads this holiday season as travelers trek across the country to visit loved ones.
‘Another pointless crash on our highway, use your brain this Christmas and get home safe. All survived, surprisingly,’ the photo was captioned.
A young boy has died in a quad bike accident on a rural farm the Saturday before Christmas
Meanwhile, an eight-year-old tragically died in a quad bike accident on a farm in Jerramungup in Western Australia midday on Saturday.
He was riding the vehicle through the rural property when the accident occurred, prompting his younger brother to run three kilometres to seek assistance.
The boy was tragically unable to be saved once help arrived.
The child’s death devastated the local community.