A MAN diving for abalone has drowned off the coast off Western Australia, police have confirmed.
The man in his 40s, believed to be of Chinese origin who was living in Perth, was fishing in the waters near Cape Leeuwin in the state's southwest when he got into trouble.
He had been in a group of about 10 people fishing for the delicacy when disaster struck.
St John Ambulance crews attended the scene and attempted to revive the man but were unsuccessful.
The fisherman is the second person within two months to die while attempting to catch abalone in the waters off WA.
In November, a 20-year old was swept out to sea in treacherous conditions while on an abalone hunt north of Perth.
The Malaysian man was caught in a strong rip in Yanchep Lagoon, 55 kilometres north of Perth, and was swept away.
That group was searching for the expensive delicacy on the first day of the heavily restricted recreational fishing season.
The disaster triggered calls for metropolitan abalone fishing spots to be closed in dangerous weather.
However, the ocean conditions in the Lighthouse Bay area where Sunday's incident occurred were not thought to be dangerous.
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