Man dead after saving sister, friend

A man has died trying to save his younger sister and her friend in rough surf on the
NSW far north coast.

The 35-year-old man rushed to the aid of the two 14-year-old girls when they got
caught in a rip on New Brighton Beach, just north of Byron Bay, at about 2pm (AEST)
on Sunday.
"One of the 14-year-old girls entered the surf and encountered some difficulties and
she signalled to a friend who also entered the surf to assist," Superintendent
Darren Steel told the Nine Network.
The man managed to pull the pair to the safety of a sandbar, but he was dragged
under by the rip.
Passers-by pulled the unconscious man from the water and two nurses conducted
resuscitation until paramedics arrived at the beach.
He died at the scene.
His sister was rushed to Tweed Heads Hospital, where she remains in a stable condition.
It's believed the family were from the New Brighton area, the Nine Network said.