Two men surfing on Easter Sunday have died after being pulled unconsicous from the ocean, in separate incidents in northern NSW.
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The first drowning occurred at Killick Beach at Hat Head just after 4 pm, where a man was retrieved from the surf in an unresponsive state.
Other surfers and beachgoers began CPR until police and paramedics arrived, however the 64-year-old was unable to be revived and he died at the scene.
In an unrelated incident, a surfer was found unconscious in the water at the Illaroo campground at Minnie Water, east of Grafton, shortly before 5 pm.
Police attended along with NSW Ambulance paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
A 48-year-old male surfer was winched from the water to the beach, but was declared dead at the scene.
Australian Associated Press