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Gina Rushton

Swimmer dies on NSW South Coast

Paramedics were unable to revive the 48-year-old man after he was pulled unresponsive from the water (AAP)

A man has died after he was pulled from the water at Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast.

Emergency services were called to Surf Beach just before 1pm on Monday to respond to reports a man and child were missing in the water.

A man, 48, and a girl, 9, were pulled from the ocean by surf lifesaving staff. Paramedics performed CPR on the unresponsive man but he died at the scene.

He is yet to be formally identified.

The girl was taken to Batemans Bay Hospital in a stable condition.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

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