A tourist has died after getting caught in a rip at a popular Gold Coast beach over the weekend.

Emergency crews were called to Palm Beach around 4.10pm on Saturday following reports a group of swimmers had been swept out to sea near Twenty First Avenue.

It’s understood three swimmers were safely rescued from the water.

A man in his 20s was also brought to shore, but despite desperate efforts by paramedics, he could not be saved.

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