Three men drown at Victorian beaches

THREE men have drowned at Victoria's beaches, including a father who's believed to have been trying to rescue his son from a rip.

Paramedics were first called to a beach at Lorne, on the Great Ocean Road, about 12.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday, where surf lifesavers - helped by a surfer - had pulled an unconscious man in his fifties and a 12-year boy from the water.

CPR was performed on the man for some time, but he could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene, Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said.

The boy, believed to be the man's son, was taken to hospital in a stable condition, having swallowed water and suffered shock, Mr Mullen said.

The beach at St George River, southwest of Lorne's main beach, is not patrolled and features a permanent rip flowing out its narrow entrance, according to Life Saving Victoria (LSV).

At 2.30pm, paramedics attended a beach in Rye, on the Mornington Peninsula, where a man in his 30s, who had been snorkelling and was found unconscious in the water by friends.

Bystanders performed CPR and paramedics took over upon arrival, but couldn't revive him and he died at the scene, Ambulance Victoria's Ray Rowe said.

A third man died after being reported missing in waters at Golden Beach near Sale, in Victoria's Gippsland region.

Paramedics were called around 3.20pm, and at 6pm police confirmed a man's body had been found at the beach but had no further details.

LSV spokeswoman Jennifer Roberts said 57 beaches were patrolled across the state on Saturday.

She urged people to check signs and survey the risks at any beach before getting in the water, and never to swim alone.

"Every drowning death is a tragic occurrence," Ms Roberts said.

"Every beach is inherently dangerous."

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