The search for a missing child swept into the ocean on Sunday on the Central Coast has resumed.
About 5.15pm on Sunday 3 November 2024, emergency services responded to reports a child had been swept into the ocean while attempting to cross The Entrance Channel.
Officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District have been told a 43-year-old man was crossing channel with his four boys – aged 11, nine, seven and three – when the eldest child was swept into the ocean by the current.
While bystanders looked after the other three children, the man tried to reach the boy but was unsuccessful.
Local police - assisted by Marine Area Command, Police Divers, Surf Life Saving, and the Toll and Westpac Rescue Helicopters - immediately initiated an extensive search but were unable to find the child.
The search continued until darkness when it was suspended.
It continued between 8am and 4pm yesterday (Monday 4 November 2024), with all agencies again assisting, before resuming at 8am today (Tuesday 5 November 2024).
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
