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| Search for man missing off NSW north coast amid string of drownings across holiday period | Search for man missing off NSW north coast amid string of drownings across holiday period |
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| 21-year-old Taewoo Kim last seen going for a swim at Moonee beach, near Coffs Harbour, on Boxing Day; police say another man’s body found in sea south of Wollongong | 21-year-old Taewoo Kim last seen going for a swim at Moonee beach, near Coffs Harbour, on Boxing Day; police say another man’s body found in sea south of Wollongong |
| A multi-agency search is under way for a man presumed missing in the ocean since Boxing Day, off the north coast of NSW, as another man’s body has been pulled from the water further south. | A multi-agency search is under way for a man presumed missing in the ocean since Boxing Day, off the north coast of NSW, as another man’s body has been pulled from the water further south. |
| Taewoo Kim, 21, was last seen around 1pm on Thursday, police said in a statement, going into the water at Moonee beach, north of Coffs Harbour. | Taewoo Kim, 21, was last seen around 1pm on Thursday, police said in a statement, going into the water at Moonee beach, north of Coffs Harbour. |
| NSW police were notified on Friday night that he had not returned to his accommodation. According to Surf Life Saving NSW, Kim’s friends also found clothing belonging to him on the beach on Friday night. | NSW police were notified on Friday night that he had not returned to his accommodation. According to Surf Life Saving NSW, Kim’s friends also found clothing belonging to him on the beach on Friday night. |
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| Local police, along with Marine Area Command, the SES, Surf Life Saving and Marine Rescue commenced a search of the area on Saturday. | Local police, along with Marine Area Command, the SES, Surf Life Saving and Marine Rescue commenced a search of the area on Saturday. |
| Marine Rescue NSW inspector Rodney Page said its vessels Coffs Harbour 30 and Woolgoolga 30 were deployed to assist with the search. Crews were conducting a parallel search from Moonee Beach to Korffs Islet, he said. | |
| Police described Kim as being of Asian appearance, about 175cm tall with a slim build, black hair and brown eyes. | Police described Kim as being of Asian appearance, about 175cm tall with a slim build, black hair and brown eyes. |
| This came as NSW police confirmed the body of another man had been located in the water at Shell Cove, south of Wollongong, on Saturday morning. | This came as NSW police confirmed the body of another man had been located in the water at Shell Cove, south of Wollongong, on Saturday morning. |
| Police said on Saturday afternoon that they commenced an investigation into the incident at Bass Point Tourist Road. The body had not yet been formally identified, but police believed the incident was not suspicious. | Police said on Saturday afternoon that they commenced an investigation into the incident at Bass Point Tourist Road. The body had not yet been formally identified, but police believed the incident was not suspicious. |
| There have been several drownings over the holiday season. | There have been several drownings over the holiday season. |
| A man, 52, was pulled from the surf at South Bombo beach, near Kiama, on Boxing Day. He had been caught in a rip and could not be revived, NSW police said on Friday. His death came days after a woman drowned at nearby Werri beach, near Gerringong, last Saturday morning. | A man, 52, was pulled from the surf at South Bombo beach, near Kiama, on Boxing Day. He had been caught in a rip and could not be revived, NSW police said on Friday. His death came days after a woman drowned at nearby Werri beach, near Gerringong, last Saturday morning. |
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| Another man died on Boxing Day in Victoria, after drowning at Balnarring Beach on the Mornington Peninsula, police said. He was pulled from the water by bystanders after falling out of a kayak. | Another man died on Boxing Day in Victoria, after drowning at Balnarring Beach on the Mornington Peninsula, police said. He was pulled from the water by bystanders after falling out of a kayak. |
| Meanwhile, the body of 15-year-old Luca Bennett was found on Friday after he was swept off rocks off North Avoca Beach on the NSW Central Coast on Christmas Eve. | Meanwhile, the body of 15-year-old Luca Bennett was found on Friday after he was swept off rocks off North Avoca Beach on the NSW Central Coast on Christmas Eve. |
| There have now been 21 coastal drowning deaths in NSW since 1 July this year. | There have now been 21 coastal drowning deaths in NSW since 1 July this year. |
| SLSNSW CEO Steve Pearce urged beachgoers to swim only at patrolled locations. “Look for flags, look for signs along the beach, and consider carefully the conditions before you enter the water,” he said. | SLSNSW CEO Steve Pearce urged beachgoers to swim only at patrolled locations. “Look for flags, look for signs along the beach, and consider carefully the conditions before you enter the water,” he said. |