SYDNEY, Jan 1 (NNN-AAP) – A woman has drowned and a man has gone missing, while swimming in separate incidents at Sydney beaches, in the early hours of this morning.
A police statement said that, emergency services were called to reports that a person had been swept out into the ocean, at Maroubra Beach, 10 km south-east of central Sydney, around 4.00 a.m. local time today.
Officers arrived at the scene and were told that a 25-year-old woman had been knocked into a tidal pool by a wave, before further waves swept her out into the ocean.
An emergency search was launched and a body, believed to be that of the missing woman, was located about 5.00 a.m., police said.
Shortly afterwards, emergency services were notified of a man believed to be aged in his 20’s in trouble, in the water at Coogee Beach, three km north of Maroubra Beach, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that a police officer ran into the water to help fellow swimmers, who tried to save the man, but they were unable to bring him to shore.
A police statement said that, an emergency search is underway. A separate search was also due to resume today, for a 14-year-old boy who has been missing since the boat he was on capsized, near a beach in northern Sydney, yesterday afternoon.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) today issued a hazardous surf warning for Sydney and surrounding areas, with police advising that people consider staying out of the water and avoid walking near surf-exposed areas.– NNN-AAP