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The body of a  man has been found after he apparently drowned at The Pass, near Cape Byron, earlier today.

About 8.30am on Monday, emergency services were called to The Pass after reports of a concern for welfare.

The body of the man, believed to be in his 30s, was retrieved from the water.

Inquiries are continuing into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.

The man is yet to be formally identified.

Echonetdaily understands Byron Bay life savers retrieved the body with the aid of a jetski .

 

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