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Multiple Missing Off NSW Beaches: Urgent Search Underway

1/2/2026

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Rescue teams are searching for a missing 32-year-old snorkeler off Ledge Point Beach, reported January 1.
The search involves police divers, marine rescue vessels, and air support.
In New South Wales, a Nepalese man is missing at Coogee Beach.
A 14-year-old boy is missing after a dinghy capsized at Palm Beach.
Surf Life Saving New South Wales warns drownings occurred in unpatrolled areas and urges swimming only at patrolled locations.

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Story summary

Rescue teams are searching for a missing 32-year-old snorkeler off Ledge Point Beach, reported January 1.
The search involves police divers, marine rescue vessels, and air support.
In New South Wales, a Nepalese man is missing at Coogee Beach.
A 14-year-old boy is missing after a dinghy capsized at Palm Beach.
Surf Life Saving New South Wales warns drownings occurred in unpatrolled areas and urges swimming only at patrolled locations.