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When my time comes, I'd rather go diving or exploring than in an old folks home, and without my family watching. So unfortunate for this young fellow.
Man dies scuba-diving with teenage son at Catherine Hill Bay
Man dies scuba-diving with teenage son at Catherine Hill Bay
A man who died scuba-diving at Catherine Hill Bay on Sunday was among three fatalities inside 72 hours on the NSW coast.
The 55-year-old, who was diving with his 16-year-old son south of Catherine Hill Bay jetty, is understood to have suffered a medical episode in the water.
Paramedics were called to the scene about 11am and, along with lifesavers, administered CPR and a defibrillator, but the man could not be revived.
He had been dragged from the water unresponsive by his teenage son.
Surf Life Saving NSW chief executive Steven Pearce said on Monday the incident was part of a "pretty ordinary" and "tragic" long weekend.
"We've been kept on our toes all weekend," he said.
"We had two drownings within the space of an hour [on Sunday]. One at Catherine Hill Bay that involved a scuba diver and another one an hour later up at Urunga.
"That was a really tragic incident involving a family visiting from Wollongong where a father and son were swept out in a river mouth in a rip and the father couldn't remain treading water."
Mr Pearce said a similar incident occurred on the South Coast on Friday.
"A father went in to save his children and he perished, and his children were able to be rescued," he said.
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