Horror as a dead body is found at one of Sydney’s most popular beaches yesterday evening – as police launch investigation to formally identify it
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A man’s body has been found on Coogee Beach overnight.
Officers from Eastern Beaches Police Area Command were called to the scene about 6.30pm on Wednesday.
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Police had made a public appeal at the weekend for assistance to find a 54-year-old man who’d told his family on Saturday (18 February 2023), he was going for a swim at Maroubra.
After failing to return home, police were notified Sunday (19 February 2023), and a search was initiated.
While the body is yet to be formally identified, police are liaising with the man’s family.

A man’s body was found on Coogee Beach (above) overnight with officers called to the scene at about 6.30pm on Wednesday