Man dies after being pulled from water - Yamba
Where: Marine Parade, Yamba, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
A man has died after being pulled from the water in the state’s north today.
Just before 11am (Sunday 4 October 2026), officers attached to Coffs/Clarence Police District were called to Marine Parade, Yamba, following reports of Surf Life Saving NSW locating a man’s body in the water.
The man was taken to shore and treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, he died at the scene.
He is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be aged in his 60s.
Police have commenced an investigation into the incident, and a report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au . Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
— NSW PoliceCrime in the Clarence Valley council area
Clarence Valley is a council area in New South Wales with about 56,874 residents. It has a Crime Score 67 out of 100 (high), 85th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (66th percentile), sexual offences (71st percentile), break-ins (66th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 53.
- Violent
- 1,660 per 100k
- Property
- 4,559 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 833 per 100k
- Theft
- 1,728 per 100k
See the full Clarence Valley crime profile
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