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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 he swimming alone at Sydney's South Curl Curl Beach at about 19:00 local time on Saturday after fishing with a friend earlier. | |
| 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. |
| Police said his last known address was in Manchester and they had contacted his family. | |
| Insp Susan Preston, of New South Wales Police, said the man had only been in the country for a week. | |
| "So we also have the concern that perhaps he's gotten out of the water at some point, not knowing where he's gone and perhaps is wandering around the local area," she said. | |
| The UK Foreign Office confirmed a Briton had been reported missing in Sydney. | 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. | "We are in contact with local police and providing consular assistance to family," a spokesman said. |