Police have confirmed a second man has died after being pulled from the water in Port Stephens over the weekend.
Just after 9am on Saturday a body was located in the water in Swan Bay, before it was recovered and returned to shore.
The body who is believed to be that of a 44-year-old man has not yet been formally identified.
The tragedy occurred just 90 minutes after a similar incident at a nearby secluded beach near SHOAL BAY, where a man believed to be in his 50s, died after being pulled from the water unconscious.
Both incidents were at unpatrolled locations.