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A woman who died after getting into trouble in the Taranaki surf was caught in a rip and pulled out into the heavy swell, say surf lifeguards.
On Monday evening, the critically injured person was pulled from the water at Oakura Beach near New Plymouth.
Despite CPR, she died at the scene.