About 5.40pm (Sunday 17 December 2017), a family of five were at Diggers Beach, Coffs Harbour, when they got into trouble as a result of a strong current.

After members of the public assisted the family back to shore, a 49-year-old woman from the family became unconscious.

Emergency services were contacted with family and police attempting to resuscitate the woman, a UK National, before she was conveyed to hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

Police from Coffs/Clarence Local Area Command are investigating the incident.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our social media pages.