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The body of a man who had been missing for the past week when his empty boat washed ashore has been found.
The 60-year-old Victorian man’s body was found in the water at Haywards Beach in Bermagui, on NSW’s South Coast, at about 5:30pm Monday.
His boat turned up empty on the same beach last Tuesday, sparking a large-scale search effort of the surrounding waters and land.
A spokesperson for NSW Police said the man is yet to be formally identified but it ‘is believed to be that of the missing man’.
Also known as Camel Rock Surf Beach for a rock formation that looks like a camel at it’s south point, the beach is known as a ‘surfing mecca’ to locals and a hotspot to fish for whiting.
The body of a 60-year-old Victorian man has been found on Haywards Beach (pictured) in Bermagui, NSW’s South Coast, after his empty boat washed ashore a week ago
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The search for the 60-year-old involved the Marine Area Command, Surf Life Savers, State Emergency Services and the Westpac Helicopter but was called off after two days.
Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Glenn Sullivan said both Marine Rescue NSW vessels had completed ‘multiple legs’ of searches between Camel Rock and Bermagui Harbour before they were called in.
‘Both crews completed thorough search patterns pushing further seaward after each leg,’ Insp Sullivan said last Wednesday.
‘Our volunteers from the Narooma and Bermagui units have displayed total commitment on the water looking for any signs of a missing person.’
The man’s body was not discovered despite the desperate efforts from search parties and was permanently suspended at 1pm on Thursday.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
The A large scale search for the man was launched throughout surrounding waters and coastland but was called off after two days when he could not be found
