A man has died four days after he and his friends were swept into the water off Sydney's northern beaches, sparking a massive multi-agency rescue operation.
Emergency services were called to North Curl Curl Beach on August 6 following multiple triple-0 calls that five swimmers had been swept out to sea in a rip.
A 22-year-old man was unresponsive when he was winched from the water by the Life Saver helicopter.
Paramedics and an doctor from the rescue helicopter administered CPR to the man, before he was rushed to Northern Beaches Hospital in a critical condition.
Sadly, Indian national Robin Kadyan lost his fight for life in hospital last Friday.
Robin Kadyan (pictured) died in hospital four days after he was winched from a rip
Mr Kadyn's heartbroken friends have since set up an which has raised almost $50,000 within two days.
Proceeds raised will go towards returning his body home to India and helping the family with funeral expenses.
'Doctors did their end of work but there was brain injuries were irreversible and he was not able to survive the incident,' the page states.
'His family need your support in this bad time to arrange his funeral back in India.
Mr Kadyan was one of five friends swept out to sea during a trip the beach last Sunday, sparking a multi-agency rescue effort involving surf lifesavers, Water Police, Northern Beaches officers and five helicopters.
'All of them tried to help each other regardless of the situation but still three of them including Robin had to be rescued by paramedics and life savers from the sea with the help of helicopter and boats,' the page adds.
'Robin was admitted to the nearest hospital in really serious condition where he fought for his life several days.'
Robin died in hospital four days after he and four friends were swept out to sea at North Curl Curl.
Pictured are paramedics and police at the scene
Two men and a woman had already made their way out of the water by the time emergency services arrived.
Another man, 21, was rescued by surf lifesavers in an inflatable rescue boat.
He was treated at the scene by paramedics before rushed to Northern Beaches Hospital in a serious but stable condition. He has since been released from hospital.
Mr Kadyan's death comes weeks after another man aged in 60s drowned at nearby Curl Curl.
A third man aged in his 60s died at South Curl Curl in January.
Of the five swimmers caught in the rip at North Curl Curl, two men were rushed to hospital in critical and serious conditions