- A 49-year-old British woman has drowned at a popular beach at Coffs Harbour
- The UK national was swimming with her family at Diggers Beach on Sunday
- She was dragged by a rip and fell unconscious once she was helped to shore
- Emergency crews rushed the woman to hospital where she later died
A 49-year-old British woman has drowned after being swept away by a rip at a beach on the NSW mid-north coast.
The UK National was swimming with her family at Diggers Beach in Coffs Harbour on Sunday afternoon.
The family of five were swimming around 5.40pm when they got into trouble as a result of a strong current.
A 49-year-old British woman has drowned after being swept away by a rip at Diggers Beach in Coffs Harbour, on the NSW mid-north coast (pictured)
Members of the public helped the family back to shore, but the 49-year-old woman became unconscious.
Emergency services were called to the scene as family and police attempted to resuscitate the woman.
She was taken to hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner as police from Coffs/Clarence Local Area Command investigate the incident.
The family of five were swimming around 5.40pm when they got into trouble as a result of a strong current
The 49-year-old’s death comes just days after a teenage boy went missing while surfing with his friends in Port Macquarie.
Bronson Rhodes, 14, disappeared in rough surf at Flynns Beach on the NSW mid-north coast, on Saturday afternoon.
Friends and family of the popular rugby player remembered the teen as a ‘brave young man with a huge heart’.