A woman has died after getting into difficulty while swimming on the South Coast.
About 1.15pm today (Tuesday 19 March 2024), emergency services were called to Pebbly Beach, Durras North, around 29km north-east of Batemans Bay, and found the woman unconscious in the water.
Two surfers managed to drag the woman onto their boards and commenced CPR, before the Westpac helicopter winched her to the shore.
Paramedics continued CPR; however, the woman died at the scene. While she hasn’t been formally identified, it’s believed she is in her 40s.
Officers from the South Coast Police District will prepare a report for the coroner.
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