A man has died after being pulled unconscious from the water on the NSW Far South Coast.
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Emergency services were called to Merimbula's Bar Beach early Saturday afternoon after a snorkeller was found unconscious in the water.
NSW Ambulance paramedics attended, however the man died at the scene.
While the man was yet to be formally identified, it's believed he was aged in his 50s.
Officers from South Coast Police District are conducting inquiries and will prepare a report for the Coroner.
There have been 19 drownings across the state's coastline this summer, making it the highest number in NSW history.
A man and woman died after being pulled unconscious from the water at a beach on the NSW Central Coast last week.
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Ben Smyth
I have worked as a journalist since 2005 and am now Editor of Australian Community Media mastheads in Bega, Merimbula and Eden
I have worked as a journalist since 2005 and am now Editor of Australian Community Media mastheads in Bega, Merimbula and Eden
