A man died of cardiac arrest while trying to defend a friend’s rural property against a bushfire near Batlow on Saturday night, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed.
Police say the 47-year-old man went to a nearby ute to retrieve water but didn't return.
The man's friend found him unconscious in the vehicle and drove until he met police. The man died at the scene Image: News Corp Australia
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