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NSW police focusing on specific location in hunt for Julian Ingram

Andrew Holland, the assistant commissioner for NSW police, spoke with media this morning amid the ongoing hunt for Julian Ingram after three people were fatally shot in Lake Cargelligo.

The search will continue as is in it current intensity for a number of days yet. We will act on all information coming forward.

After the week we have had with several shark incidents and some hot weather, to now have hazardous surf along the coastline on a public holiday – lifesavers are well and truly on high alert.

The conditions are not isolated, this is the entire coastline from the north of the state down to the Illawarra that will be impacted. It’s expected to be hazardous for swimming, boating and rock platform-related activities over the coming days.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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