BREAKING | Legendary surf coach David Macgregor dies in Port Alfred

Legendary Port Alfred surfer, surf school instructor and journalist David Macgregor, 55, has died.

Dr Jennifer Hodgskiss said his body, covered in a blue blanket, was seen surrounded by paramedics and surfers at water’s edge at Kelly Beach after 5pm on Monday.

Surfers left the water and were gathered in groups. A younger surfer was being consoled by a woman.

Details were not clear, but it was said at the edge of the crowd that a heart attack was suspected.

The mother of his two sons, Jill, confirmed his passing, posting that he died "doing what he loved, surfing at his beloved Port Alfred".

This is a developing story.