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Off-duty police officer drowns at Narooma beach after rescuing son stuck in rip

An off-duty police officer has drowned while rescuing his son from a rip at an unpatrolled beach on NSW's far South Coast on New Year's Day.

The 45-year-old man rescued his 14-year-old son, who was caught in a rip at a beach north of Bogola Head and south of Narooma.

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