A report will be prepared for the Coroner following the death of a man in the state’s north, NSW Police say.
Emergency services were called to Fingal Headland Point, Fingal Head, just after 11.30am today following reports a man had become distressed in the water.
Police have been told a man was body boarding, when he lost his board and attempted to climb onto the rocks.
A search for a 20-year-old man has commenced with assistance from Tweed/Byron Local Area Command and Surf Life Savers.
Just after 1.30pm, the man was pulled from the water with NSW Ambulance paramedics commencing CPR, however the man could not be revived.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
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