An extensive search is underway for a missing man in his 60s after his empty boat was discovered drifting off the Illawarra coast of New South Wales.
NSW Police and other agencies resumed the search for a man believed to be in his 60s after an empty boat was found drifting near the Illawarra coast on Friday night. Emergency services were called to Windang Island, near Warilla, south of Wollongong, to find a four-meter Quintrex aluminum boat with no one on board around 6:40pm. A large-scale search involving local police, Marine Rescue, Surf Life Saving NSW and PolAir was triggered.
Search teams worked through fading light on Friday and into the early hours of Saturday morning before the operation was called off at 1am. The search resumed at 6am involving the same agencies. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make an anonymous report
MISSING PERSON BOAT SEARCH AND RESCUE NSW ILLAWARRA
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