Two backpackers missing after swimming at Shelley Beach
A desperate search is under way off Port Macquarie after two European backpackers went missing while swimming at a beach.
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A desperate search is under way off Port Macquarie after two European backpackers went missing while swimming at a beach.
The alarm was first raised when a group of walkers found clothing belonging to Hugo Palmer and Erwan Ferrieux, both 20, near the waterline on Shelley Beach early yesterday morning.
Authorities were called and found their Holden station wagon nearby in a car park before launching a massive search involving water police and the SES.
The pair’s wallets and passports were reportedly left behind in the car, leading police to fear the worst.
There has been no sign of the two as of Tuesday morning, officers said.
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Authorities are calling on anyone who may have seen the men around Shelley Beach to come forward.
Mr Palmer is from England and is described as being of caucasian appearance, with fair hair and of athletic build.
His French friend Erwan Ferrieux has dark hair, brown eyes and a tanned complexion.
Originally published as Two backpackers missing after swimming at Shelley Beach
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