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British tourist missing after swim in Sydney, Australia | British tourist missing after swim in Sydney, Australia |
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A 31-year-old British man is missing in Australia after failing to return from an evening swim, police have said. | A 31-year-old British man is missing in Australia after failing to return from an evening swim, police have said. |
New South Wales Police said the man went for a swim alone at Sydney's South Curl Curl Beach at about 19:00 local time on Saturday after fishing with a friend earlier in the day. | New South Wales Police said the man went for a swim alone at Sydney's South Curl Curl Beach at about 19:00 local time on Saturday after fishing with a friend earlier in the day. |
Emergency services searched the area overnight and a sea search involving police divers resumed on Sunday. | Emergency services searched the area overnight and a sea search involving police divers resumed on Sunday. |
New South Wales Police said they had contacted the man's family in the UK. | |
The UK Foreign Office confirmed a Briton had been reported missing in Sydney. | |
"We are in contact with local police and providing consular assistance to family," a spokesman said. |