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20-YEAR-OLD BODY-BOARDER DROWNS ON FAR NORTH COAST

A body boarder has died on the Far North Coast after he lost his board and became distressed in the surf.

The incident happened just after 11:30am today at Fingal Headland Point.

Police say the 20-year-old was body boarding, when he lost his board and attempted to climb onto the rocks.

A search was initiated, and the man was pulled from the water at around 1:30pm.

Paramedics performed CPR, but he could not be revived.

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Kate Haberfield

Kate Haberfield is a senior sport reporter/presenter with NBN News. After studying Broadcast Journalism at Charles Sturt University, Kate worked in television and radio in Canberra and Sydney for six years before returning to her hometown of Newcastle in 2009.

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