Beachgoers unsucessfully try to save drowned man

Beachgoers have been praised for starting chest compressions on a man who was found face down in the water, but the man later died.

Witnesses have heaped praise on beachgoers who tried valiantly to save a man who drowned at Spoon Bay on Sunday morning.

They said one “incredibly brave” man dived into the rough waters near rocks to get to the man, who was face down in the water, while another two helped pull him out onto the beach.

The scene at Spoon Bay at Wamberal on the Central Coast, where the body of a man was pulled from the water. Picture: Supplied

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It is understood two men began compressions with phone support from emergency services, until ambulance crews arrived.

The beach was busy, with many young families swimming and walking on the beach at the time.