Emergency services are searching for a 21-year-old man, Taewoo Kim, who went missing off the coast of Emerald Beach, New South Wales, on Thursday.
Emergency services are trying to find a man presumed missing in the ocean at Emerald Beach since Thursday. Taewoo Kim, aged 21, was last seen entering the water at Moonee Beach, near the suburb of Emerald Beach , about 1pm on Thursday. Police were alerted to his disappearance about 9:30pm on Friday when he had not returned to his accommodation. A multi-agency search began this morning, with crews on jet skis and in a helicopter searching the water.
Coffs-Clarence Police District Inspector Ben Atkinson said police were trying to determine why it took so long for the man to be reported missing. 'That's forming part of our investigation, but as a result of being notified we've initiated a land and air search,' he said. Mr Atkinson said a colleague of the missing man notified police and his belongings were found as part of an initial search. 'Police located a mobile, a passport and a backpack and some clothing belonging to the missing person,' he said.Surf Life Saving NSW North Coast duty officer Les Pepper said the man was believed to be in the region with friends and he went for a late-night swim, which was not out of character. 'They come up here to swim at Emerald Beach and he just wanders off and he does it regularly, so they just went home and left him there,' Mr Pepper said.'For the rest of the day we'll be searching the headland ... see if we can find him anywhere there,' he said.He's described as being of Asian appearance, of slim build, about 175cm tall, with black hair and brown eyes. Two have been during the holiday period, including a man near Kiama on Boxing Day and teenager Luca Bennett who was swept off rocks at North Avoca Beach on the Central Coast on Christmas Ev
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