WA police confirm the man in his sixties was found deceased in the water on Monday afternoon. It is understood fellow surfers helped bring his body ashore.
A man has died at a surf break in Margaret River in Western Australia's South West.It was the second incident at a Margaret River beach on MondayPolice and emergency services attended the car park at Surfers Point in Prevelly, about 10 minutes' drive from the Margaret River town centre.Police confirmed that a man in his sixties was found deceased in the water and that inquiries were continuing.It was the second major incident in a matter of hours at surf breaks in Margaret River.
On Monday morning a man was flown to Royal Perth Hospital after he was injured at the surf break near the river mouth about 10:00am.The Bureau of Meteorology's Matt Boterhoven said the swell was about three metres high in the Margaret River region, with easterly winds about 20kph.
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