Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from a beach in the Newcastle area.
Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District have been told a 20-year-old man was with friends when he entered surf at Stockton Beach about 2.45pm on Sunday November 26, 2023.
When he was unable to be located, multiple agencies including Port Stephens-Hunter Police District, Marine Area Command, NSW Ambulance, and NSW Surf Life Savers were notified and a search was initiated.
The search has continued involving local police, Westpac helicopter, local surf live savers, water police, NSW Ambulance paramedics, and Polair.
It’s believed he is from the Granville area.
Today’s search will involve regular patrols of the shoreline by local police and a sea search by Newcastle Water Police.
