the horror of a surfer who dies after being pulled unconscious from the water at byron bay's most popular beach
Beachgoers desperately tried in vain to revive a surfer pulled unconscious from the sea at Byron Bay's popular Wategos Beach on Thursday.
The 57-year-old local man was spotted lying lifeless in the water around 2.10pm when three other surfers tried to come to his rescue and dragged him to the shore.
An off-duty paramedic and local police desperately joined the fight to save him and attempted to revive him with CPR until an ambulance arrived on the scene.
Beachgoers desperately tried in vain to revive a surfer pulled unconscious from the sea at Byron Bay's popular Wategos Beach on Thursday
But the man did not regain consciousness and died on the beach.
A NSW Police spokesman added: 'Officers from Tweed/Byron Police District attended and will prepare a report for the Coroner.'
An off-duty paramedic and local police desperately joined the fight to save the unconscious surfer and attempted to revive him with CPR until an ambulance arrived on the scene (pictured, a stock image of a NSW Police officer)