A family are grieving after a beautiful soul drowned in tragic circumstances on Sunday.
Gold Coast dad-of-three Anthony Karos, 48, has been confirmed as one of two men who died in northern NSW over the Easter break.
Karos passed away when he was surfing at the popular Minnie Water Beach near Grafton on Sunday as his family and friends remember him as a beautiful soul .
Karos is believed to have drowned after the leg-rope from his surfboard became caught on rocks.
Labelled by family and friends as a beautiful soul , Anthony Karos (pictured above) passed away when he was surfing at the popular Minnie Water Beach near Grafton on Sunday
Mr Karos is survived by his wife Trudi and three daughters Lili, Lexi and Indi.
Friends Ali and Cal Davidson from Burleigh Heads gym Elevation Fitness described Mr Karos as the life of the party in a tribute posted online. He was larger than life, ALWAYS ready for a chat, would do anything for anyone and befriended anyone he came across, the post said. AK is also family to Cal and I and our boys and we are absolutely devastated to lose such an amazing friend.
Mr Karos was seen floating unconscious in the water at Minnie Water Beach, near Grafton(Google Maps)