A diver has been found dead after a search and rescue operation at Newport Beach.
Just after 9.30am this morning (Sunday, 15 December), Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) Newport patrol was approached by a diver who said he had not seen his friend for some time.
The men had been skin diving at the southern end of the beach, near Newport Reef. Newport patrol launched three Inflatable Rescue Boats (IRBs), and they were joined by two additional IRBs from Bilgola and Bungan Beach and three SLSNSW jet-skis.
NSW Police Marine Area Command sent a boat from Church Point, and they were joined by three Marine Rescue NSW search vessels.
The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter also responded to the area but after an initial sweep, departed when the NSW Police PolAir helicopter arrived to assist with the search.
The search was focused in the area around the Newport rock pool at the southern end of the beach and through the area known as ‘crosswaves’, to the northern end of Bungan Beach.
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