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Man dies at Main Beach after being pulled from ocean
Two men have died at NSW beaches on Sunday, with large surf conditions to continue across much of the state until Monday.
A man has died at Main Beach, Nambucca Heads, in the Mid North Coast.
Emergency services were called to the beach just after 3pm on Sunday after reports a man had gone missing in the water.
He died upon being pulled from the water near Valla Beach, despite efforts from four NSW Ambulance crews who performed CPR.
He is yet to be identified.
Another man drowned at about 7:20am after his dog was washed out to sea at Pearl Beach.
The 64-year-old entered the water to rescue his dog and quickly became overwhelmed by the surf conditions.
Emergency services were quickly called to Pearl Beach, but they were unable to resuscitate the man upon pulling him out of the water.
The dog was successfully rescued.
He is yet to be identified but is believed to have lived in Newtown.
Amelia McGuire is a business reporter with the Australian Financial Review covering technology. She previously covered aviation, tourism and gaming at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.Connect via X or email.