<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two British male tourists drowned after being swept into rough seas off a town near the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 46-year-old man and 17-year-old boy were swimming at Round Hill Head in the popular tourist town of Seventeen Seventy, about 130km north of Bundaberg, on Sunday when tragedy struck.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency services were alerted about 2.15pm (AEST) and deployed a rescue helicopter, but the pair were declared dead after being retrieved from the ocean.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/katy-perry-space-blue-origin-rocket-blasts-off-on-allfemale-space-tourism-flight/3aad6462-7729-41b9-b1ab-d44e30a6fae4" target="_blank" title="Katy Perry blasts off on all-women spaceflight on Blue Origin rocket"><strong><span>Katy Perry blasts off on all-women spaceflight on Blue Origin rocket</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police confirmed that the man and the teenager were visiting from the UK, but have not released their names.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>British media reports they were a father and son.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 37-year-old Australian man, from the Queensland town of Monto was also rescued from the water and flown to Bundaberg Hospital for treatment before being transferred to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/british-tourists-drown-swimming-near-great-barrier-reef/b99e816f-bbfd-427b-9f0c-24172fc66628" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The emergency service CapRescue, which found the three men, posted on social media how Sunday's deployment "was a difficult one".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It said the deaths had occurred "despite the best efforts of all involved".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Seventeen Seventy, named for the year Captain James Cook arrived in Australia, is known for its scenic beaches and proximity to the Great Barrier Reef. The region is popular with Australian and overseas tourists.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are treating the deaths as non-suspicious and will prepare a report for the coroner.</span></div></div>