Man, 34, drowns at popular Sydney beach as hundreds of swimmers who flocked to the water to celebrate New Year's Day look on in horror

  • A man aged in his 30s has died after drowning at Clovelly beach, in east Sydney
  • Lifesavers pulled the unconscious man from the water just after 2pm on Tuesday
  • Paramedics performed CPR for 30 minutes as horrified swimmers watched on 

A man has died after being pulled unconscious from the water at a popular Sydney beach.

The man, aged 34, was pulled from the water at Clovelly, in the city's east, just after 2pm on Tuesday.

Surf lifesavers and paramedics performed CPR on the man for more than 30 minutes but he could not be saved.

A man has died after being pulled unconscious from the water at Clovelly beach (pictured), in Sydney's eastern suburbs

A man has died after being pulled unconscious from the water at Clovelly beach (pictured), in Sydney's eastern suburbs

Surf lifesavers and paramedics performed CPR on the man for more than 30 minutes but he could not be saved

Surf lifesavers and paramedics performed CPR on the man for more than 30 minutes but he could not be saved

Hundreds of swimmers who flocked to the beach to celebrate the New Year could do nothing but watch on as the tragic incident unfolded in front of them.

A spokesman for NSW Ambulance said the man did not respond to a defibrillator and doctors on scene performed CPR for 'quite some time'.

Officers from Eastern Beaches Police Area Command are investigating the incident 

The man's death follows 30 drownings at beaches across Australia during December.

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Man drowns while swimming at Clovelly beach

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