Authorities in NSW urge beachgoers to be careful after a 42-year-old man drowns while rescuing two young boys stuck in a rip on the state's far South Coast.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleAn off-duty police officer has drowned after entering the water to help two boys in trouble at a beach on NSW's far South Coast.Attempts to revive the man using CPR were unsuccessfulThe 42-year-old man entered unpatrolled waters to assist two boys, aged 12 and 15, who were caught in a rip at Handkerchief Beach, near Narooma.
Chief Executive Officer of Surf Life Saving NSW Steven Pearce said the man's actions saved the two boys. "Heroically, he was able to assist the two boys out of danger, out of the rip, but he himself remained in the rip and submerged in front of witnesses," Mr Pearce said.They gave him CPR, but he was declared dead at the scene by paramedics.
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