Five people have drowned after huge waves hit parts of Australia at the start of the Easter weekend, BBC reported.

Off the shores of Victoria and New South Wales, two more are missing. A man's body was discovered in the water on Saturday close to Tathra in southern New South Wales. It happened the day after two other guys and a 58-year-old fisherman were discovered dead in other events across the state. Near Sydney, a man washed into the river and is being sought by rescuers.

Additionally, their group was washed into the sea near San Remo, Victoria, on Friday, resulting in one woman drowning and one man being missing. "One of the women managed to make her way back to shore but the other woman and the man were unable to," according to BBC.