There is sadness that a man has died after being pulled from the water by surfers.
The man was recovered from the water near Portrush’s West Strand and taken to hospital on Sunday evening.
He was later pronounced dead, the police said.
The police have commended the “heroic actions” of two members of the public who helped bring him to shore on a surfboard and attempted CPR.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) said in a statement it launched lifeboats after “a report of a person in difficulty in the water” at about 8 pm on Sunday evening, September 3.
The RLNI said “the casualty was assisted to shore by surfers” and handed over to the care of an ambulance crew.
The Ambulance Service said it responded to an incident in the Portstewart Road area of Portrush.
One emergency crew and a rapid response paramedic were dispatched to the scene.
Following assessment and initial treatment, one person was taken to Causeway hospital by ambulance, a NIAS spokeswoman said.
