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Search Continues for 11-Year-Old Boy Swept into Sea on NSW Central Coast

Efforts to locate the missing child resume after being suspended overnight due to poor visibility.

  • Emergency services were alerted at 5:15 PM on Sunday after the boy was swept away while crossing The Entrance channel with his family.
  • Despite attempts by the boy's father to rescue him, the child was lost in rough sea conditions.
  • A large-scale search operation involving local police, surf lifesavers, and rescue helicopters was launched but suspended at dark.
  • The search resumed at 8 AM on Monday, with jet skis and relatives searching the area.
  • The boy's family, who are from a non-English-speaking background, remain distraught as the search continues.
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