Just before 11am yesterday (Sunday 4 October 2026), officers attached to Coffs/Clarence Police District were called to Marine Parade, Yamba, following reports of Surf Life Saving NSW locating a man’s body in the water.

A man has died after being pulled from the water on the weekend.

A man has died after being pulled from the water at Kingscliff yesterday.

A man in his forties survived a near-drowning in the Byron hinterland over the weekend.

Australia has recorded the highest number of drowning deaths since records began, prompting urgent warnings from Royal Life Saving Australia and Surf Life Saving Australia as summer approaches.

A rock fisher has drowned in Sydney's south and another is now in a stable condition, bringing the Easter long weekend drowning toll in NSW to five.

A search was initiated around midday on Saturday, January 11 following reports of two persons requiring assistance in the ocean at Evans Head, south of Ballina.

A man has died after being washed off rocks near Brooms Head yesterday.

Coastal drowning deaths and drownings across NSW are up for the 2023-24 year, as detailed in the latest National Drowning Report.

There have been six rock platform related drownings in the last two months in NSW and with hazardous weather conditions forecast for the NSW coast from Northern Rivers coastline to Eden and Surf Life Saving NSW is urging the public – particularly rock fishers – to exercise caution. ​