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Hazardous surf conditions are expected off the NSW coastline for at least the next 48 hours with Rock fishers, swimmers, surfers, and recreational boat users all encouraged to exercise caution when in the water.
The dangers of rip currents were reinforced on Friday with two men being pulled out of the ocean by Council Lifeguards after getting into difficulty on the state’s South Coast.
Powerful surf on Sydney’s Northern Beaches was causing havoc on Thursday with one surfer fortunate that Lifeguards from the Australian Lifeguard Service were on hand after he got into difficulty while enjoying the swell.
Rock fishers, swimmers, surfers, and recreational boat users looking to make the most of the afternoon sun after work this week are being urged to exercise caution with hazardous surf expected along much of the NSW Coast.
Despite the best efforts of volunteer surf lifesavers and paramedics, a well-respected member of Ocean Beach SLSC was unable to be revived after suffering what appears to be a medical emergency while participating in a social swim last Sunday.
As surf lifesavers you never know when or where your skills could be called upon to save a life, and for September’s Rescue of the Month winners Stuart Sutton and his son Callum from Copacabana SLSC that moment came in the unlikely surrounds of Adcock Park on the NSW Central Coast.
A man has tragically drowned after he went missing while bodyboarding at Fingal Beach on the NSW Far North Coast on Sunday.
Despite the best efforts of volunteers surf lifesavers and paramedics a man was unable to be revived after suffering a medical emergency at Ocean Beach on the state’s Central Coast on Sunday.
The 2017/18 patrol season might be only a week old, but Lifeguards from across Northern NSW are confident that their hard work will pay off during what they are anticipating will be another busy summer.
