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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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