British tourists, 46 and 17, dead after being swept to sea in Australia

The coastline of Round Hill Head can be treacherous (Picture: VMR Round Hill Rescue & Recovery)

Two British tourists have downed off the coast of Australia after they were swept out to sea near the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday.

A 46-year-old man and a boy, 17, were swimming off Round Hill Head at Seventeen Seventy, just north of Agnes Water, yesterday afternoon.

They got into trouble around 2.15pm local time, when emergency services were called.

Both were dead by...