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Devastated family and friends are mourning the loss of four relatives who died in Victoria's worst beach drowning event in more than a decade.
Siblings Jagjeet Shivam Anand, 23, and Suhani Anand, 20, along with Kriti Bedi, 20, and Reema Sondhi, 42, were pulled from the water at an unpatrolled beach in Newhaven, near Phillip Island on Wednesday afternoon.
All three died at the scene, while Sondhi was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.
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The 42-year-old Indian national who was visiting family in Australia died a day later.
The three younger victims lived in Clyde.
Friends have since started a GoFundMe campaign to support to help "fulfil the wishes" of the family.
"Shivam, a registered nurse with a heart of gold, saved many lives throughout his career but was unable to be saved when needed himself. Suhani and Kriti, both nursing students, had planned to stay home and focus on their studies, but life had other plans," campaign organiser Ankur Chhabra said.
"In this time of immense grief, we can come together, not just in mourning, but in a tide of compassion that lifts their families above the depths of despair.
"We can help by raising funds to assist the family in fulfilling their wishes, whether it be transporting the remains back to India or supporting the cremation ceremony in Australia."
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The incident is the worst mass drowning to occur in Victoria since the deaths of five family members at Warrnambool in 2005.
It is the 19th drowning to happen in Victoria since December.
