A surfer has tragically died after being pulled from the surf at a popular tourist beach.
Emergency services were called to Main Beach at Byron Bay, on NSW‘s far-north coast, about 9:30am on Monday to reports of a man unconscious in the surf.
The 59-year-old man was pulled to shore where Surf Lifesavers and paramedics treated the man.
A NSW Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia the man was then rushed to Lismore Base Hospital in a critical condition where he died some time later.
The most popular beach in the area was closed on Tuesday after the Bureau of Meteorology issued a hazardous surf warning along the Byron Coast.
‘People should consider staying out of the water and avoid walking near surf-exposed areas,’ the warning reads.
More to come.
A 59-year-old surfer has died after being found unconscious in the surf at Main Beach in Byron Bay (pictured) on Monday