THE dangers that exist for swimmers at Kilcunda surf beach, one of the state’s most treacherous locations, was underscored on Friday night, January 12, when a man drowned trying to retrieve a pair of sunglasses.

Emergency services responded following reports a man had been swept out to sea, in the vicinity of the Bourne Creek Trestle Bridge, on Friday 12 January about 8.30pm.

Officers were told the man was with a group of friends in the water, when he tried to retrieve a pair of sunglasses and was swept away.

Surfers reportedly saw the man in the water but he had disappeared under the waves before they got to him and a search, which later included the police airwing, ensued.

Sadly, the man was found unresponsive on the beach about an hour later.

The man, believed aged in his 20s, is yet to be formally identified.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.

It follows a death at Surf Beach on Phillip Island earlier in the day.

Drowning at Phillip Island

Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a man at Surf Beach on Phillip Island this afternoon.

Emergency services responded after a man was pulled to shore by passers-by just after 3.30pm.

CPR was commenced, but the man has died at the scene.

The man is yet to be formally identified.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.