The 19-year-old's two friends leapt into the water to save him after he was hit by a wave at Port Kembla yesterday, but they themselves had to be rescued.
A teenager is missing after being swept from rocks at a notoriously dangerous fishing spot in the New South Wales Illawarra.
The 19-year-old was knocked into the water by a wave at Hill 60 in Port Kembla, south of Wollongong, on Monday afternoon.The man's friends, aged 17 and 50, dived in in an attempt to rescue him but were later pulled ashore by surf life savers with minor injuries. A search is due to resume this morning after emergency services were forced to call off the operation yesterday evening due to deteriorating light and conditions.ABC Illawarra will deliver a wrap of the week's news, stories and photos every Thursday.
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