âBeautiful soulâ: Father-of-three drowns in surfing tragedy Anthony Karos, 48, of Currumbin Valley, died while surfing at Minnie Water near Grafton on Sunday. Picture: Supplied
News by Greg Stolz, Jeremy Pierce 6th Apr 2021 10:39 AM | Updated: 10:56 AM
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Subscriber only A Gold Coast dad has been revealed as one of two surfers who drowned in separate Easter weekend tragedies in northern NSW. Tributes are flowing for beautiful soul Anthony Karos, 48, of Currumbin Valley, who died while surfing at Minnie Water near Grafton on Sunday. Mr Karos, a father of three daughters, is believed to have drowned after getting into difficulty at the popular but treacherous surf spot, with reports his leg-rope may have become entangled on rocks.
Beautiful soul : Father-of-three drowns in surfing tragedy
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Two men have died in separate incidents after their bodies were pulled from water unconscious from northern NSW beaches on Sunday.
Just before 4.45pm on Sunday April 4, 2021, emergency services were called to a beach at a campground, off Illaroo Road, at Minnie Water, east of Grafton, after reports a surfer had been found unconscious in the water.
Officers from Coffs/Clarence Police District attended along with NSW Ambulance paramedics and Westpac Rescue Helicopter, where they found a 48-year-old man being supported in the surf by others after he was found unconscious.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter’s critical care paramedic was winched into the surf where the man was recovered and taken back into the helicopter. However after being flown to waiting NSW Ambulance paramedics on the headland the man failed to respond to resuscitations efforts and was sadly declared dead at the scene.