Tragedy as man, 36, drowns after swimming with friends near Byron Bay as two surfers pull his lifeless body from the water
- A man who was swimming with a group has drowned at a northern NSW beach
- He was at Brunswick Main Beach, north of Byron Bay, when he got into trouble
- The 36-year-old was pulled unconscious from the water by a pair of surfers
- He was then paddled to shore by the two surfers but was unable to be revived
A man has died after he got caught in a rip and drowned at a beach near the NSW and Queensland border.
The 36-year-old was swimming with a group at Brunswick Main Beach, north of Byron Bay, when he got into trouble late on Thursday morning, Surf Life Saving NSW said in a statement.
A pair of surfers, who were alerted by a friend, pulled the unconscious man out of the water and paddled him to shore but he was unable to be revived.
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A man has died after he got caught in a rip at a beach near the NSW and Queensland border
The 36-year-old was swimming with a group at Brunswick Main Beach, north of Byron Bay, when he got into trouble late on Thursday morning
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