A man has died in a suspected drowning in the Lake Macquarie region.
Just after 10am today (Sunday 10 March 2019), emergency services were called to Pinny Beach after an 18-year-old man, who had been bodyboarding, was pulled from the water unconscious.
Despite efforts to revive him the man died at the scene.
Officers from Lake Macquarie Police District are speaking to witnesses and will prepare a report for the Coroner.