Tragedy as rescuers searching for a boy, 14, feared drowned after vanishing at a popular beach find his body floating in the water
- Retrieval operation under way for the body of a teenage boy off Port Macquarie
- Search began on Saturday when the boy, 14, got into difficulty while swimming
- His body has been sighted, a Surf Life Saving NSW spokesman said
A retrieval operation is under way for the body of a teenage boy who drowned in rough surf off Port Macquarie on the NSW mid-north coast.
A search began on Saturday afternoon when the boy, believed to be 14, was swimming with two mates after they got into difficulty on at Flynns Beach.
It resumed at 7am on Sunday, police said, after being called off on Saturday night due to rough conditions.
A marine search is under way for a teenage boy missing in waters off Port Macquarie on NSW's mid north coast
His body has been sighted, a Surf Life Saving NSW spokesman told AAP on Sunday and marine Rescue NSW vessels and police are working to retrieve it.
Flynns Beach remains closed.
It comes 10 days after an 11-year-old ACT boy was caught in a rip in rough conditions at the nearby unpatrolled Lighthouse Beach.
The boy's mother could only watch as her son, who was waist-deep in water, was sucked into the surf on December 6 while his 17-year-old brother tried to rescue him.
The 11-year-old's body hasn't been recovered.
The boy is believed to be 14 years old and was swimming with two other friends, who have since been rescued
Several Marine Rescue NSW vessels are helping in the search and surf life savers are also using a drone to scan the water from above
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