Big-wave surfing 'pioneer', 43, dies at remote NSW break, doing what he loved

A tight-knit NSW South Coast community has been rocked by the death of a world-renowned surfer and "pure gentleman". Manyana father and carpenter Nathan Bartlett , 43, died when he and his brother, Byron, got into trouble in waves close to Cape St George Lighthouse, near Jervis Bay, on Wednesday.

Big-wave surfing 'pioneer', 43, dies at remote NSW break, doing what he loved. A tight-knit NSW South Coast community has been rocked by the death of a world-renowned surfer and "pure gentleman". Manyana father and carpenter Nathan Bartlett , 43, died when he and his brother, Byron, got into trouble in waves close to Cape St George Lighthouse, near Jervis Bay, on Wednesday. Emergency services, including police, Marine Rescue NSW, Australian Federal Police and the navy, responded and Mr Bartlett was pulled from the water unresponsive about 1.50pm. He died at the scene. Byron Bartlett was assessed by paramedics on shore and released. Kurt Nyholm, a life member of the Ulladulla Boardriders Club, said Nathan, his friend of three decades, was a revered underground surfing figure who travelled extensively chasing waves. "Nath was an extraordina...