Friends have paid tribute to John Robins, after he tragically died in a surfing accident off the coast of Western Australia on Wednesday. Mr Robins, a builder and active surf lifesaving club member from Avoca in NSW's Central Coast, was at Surfer's Point in Prevelly near the Margaret River when either the nose or fin of his board is said to have damaged the main artery in one of his legs causing massive blood loss. The 51-year-old has been described as a 'top bloke' who died 'doing something he loved', Perth Now reports. Friends have paid tribute to John Robins, after he tragically died in a surfing accident off the coast of Western Australia on Wednesday
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John Robins died at Surfer's Point in Prevelly near the Margaret River in WA
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The 51-year-old is said to have been hit by his own or another's surfboard
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He was rushed to hospital by paramedics but died a short time later
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The surfer was from Avoca in NSW's Central Coast was holidaying in WA
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Friends remembered the builder and lifesaver as a 'top bloke'
John Robins - from NSW but holidaying in @placeholder - was transported to hospital but died shortly after