A surfer has died and another is missing after they were caught in a strong rip near Margaret River in WA.
POLICE have named the man who died near Margaret River yesterday after he was caught in rough surf as 29-year-old American Ian Bradley Vincent.
"He is from the United States and his relevant family overseas have been notified," a police spokeswoman said this afternoon.
A 22-year-old man who was also in the water yesterday is still missing and has not been found.
Authorities launched a massive search yesterday afternoon after reports several people had been swept out to sea in a rip at Redgate Beach just before 1.30pm.
Police pulled Mr Vincent out of the water but CPR attempts made by St John Ambulance officers were unsuccessful.
A marine and air search commenced at first light today with a helicopter, three Volunteer Marine Rescue vessels and two jet skis looking for the other man.
A number of State Emergency Services personnel were also deployed on the beach today.
Police have said Mr Vincent was surfing yesterday afternoon on a boogie board when conditions became treacherous.
Surf Life Saving WA posted a photo on Twitter about 4.30pm to alert swimmers to the dangerous conditions at the popular South-West beach.
The Royal Life Saving Society of WA released a report this week which found about 20 people drowned in WA each year and a further 100 were hospitalised after "near-drowning incidents."
The number of near drowning incidents has doubled in the last five years, the report said.
Men continue to drown at significantly higher rates than women, accounting for 76 per cent of deaths.
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