Two deaths less than an hour apart on NSW Mid North Coast beaches on Easter Sunday
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AprApril 2021 at 5:16am
The region s rescue helicopter was called to winch one of the surfers to shore for treatment.
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In a tragic Easter weekend on the New South Wales Mid North Coast, two surfers have died in separate incidents about 150 kilometres apart.
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The two deaths occurred about 150km apart
One of the men was winched from the surf for treatment but was declared dead at the scene
Surf Life Saving NSW is urging people to swim at patrolled beaches
Two surfers have died in separate incidents on the Mid North Coast. Emergency services were called to Killick Beach at Hat Head just after 4pm yesterday, following reports a surfer was pulled from the water unresponsive. Other people on the beach began CPR until emergency services arrived, but t . by Lauren Kempe | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
Two men surfing on Easter Sunday have died after being pulled unconscious from the ocean, in separate incidents in northern NSW.
The first drowning occurred at Killick Beach at Hat Head just after 4pm, where a man was retrieved from the surf in an unresponsive state.
Other surfers and beachgoers began CPR until police and paramedics arrived, however the 64-year-old was unable to be revived and he died at the scene.
A 64-year-old male was unable to be revived and died at Killick Beach (pictured) at Hat Head just after 4pm on Easter Sunday
A 48-year-old male surfer was winched from the water to the beach, but was declared dead at at the Illaroo campground at Minnie Water (pictured)
Two surfers die in unrelated incidents on Easter Sunday in northern NSW
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Two men have died after being pulled from the water while surfing in separate incidents in northern NSW on Easter Sunday.
Other surfers and people on Killick Beach at Hat Head, on the Mid North Coast, began CPR on a 64-year-old man after he was found unresponsive just after 4pm.
NSW Police said he could not be revived and died at the scene. An autopsy is expected to be conducted this week to determine his cause of death.