âBeautiful soulâ: Father-of-three drowns in surfing tragedy Anthony Karos, 48, of Currumbin Valley, died while surfing at Minnie Water near Grafton on Sunday. Picture: Supplied News by Greg Stolz, Jeremy Pierce 6th Apr 2021 10:39 AM | Updated: 10:56 AM Premium Content Subscriber only A Gold Coast dad has been revealed as one of two surfers who drowned in separate Easter weekend tragedies in northern NSW. Tributes are flowing for 'beautiful soul' Anthony Karos, 48, of Currumbin Valley, who died while surfing at Minnie Water near Grafton on Sunday. Mr Karos, a father of three daughters, is believed to have drowned after getting into difficulty at the popular but treacherous surf spot, with reports his leg-rope may have become entangled on rocks.