Overview
- The 18-year-old from Sydney vanished while swimming off Little Bay Beach near South West Rocks about 4:20–4:30pm Sunday during a Schoolies trip.
- Witnesses and a National Parks officer attempted a rescue before a rip current pulled him farther offshore.
- NSW Police and Marine Rescue scoured the area Sunday and Monday, suspending at night with plans to restart Tuesday morning.
- The beach is unpatrolled, and National Parks warns the Arakoon coastline can produce strong rip currents and hazardous rocky outcrops.
- Surf Life Saving officials urged people to choose patrolled locations following recent deaths at Racecourse Beach and a fatal shark attack at Crowdy Bay.