Police divers have found the body of a five year old boy after a boating tragedy off the New South Wales south coast, while a 28 year old man remains missing despite an air and sea search.
Emergency services were called on Saturday night when members of the public heard cries for help from the water. Officers from Wollongong Police District organised a major operation, with assistance from the sea and the sky to search for the group.
Two men, aged 31 and 23, were winched to safety after spending almost two hours stranded in the water. The search for the young boy and the 28 year old man resumed this morning after being called off at midnight. The boat was towed into Port Kembla harbour along with the boy’s body, as the search goes on for the 28 year old man. Image: News Corp Australia
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