Man missing after falling into waters at Browns Beach, Innes National Park overnight

Emergency services have been searching for a man after his mates saw him fall into the water at a South Australian tourist beach overnight – near where an aggressive shark was later spotted.

A man has gone missing at a popular beach in the Yorke Peninsula, with the police helicopter unable to locate him overnight.

Emergency services were called to Browns Beach in Innes National Park at 8pm on Saturday evening after reports of a missing person.

The area where the fisherman was last seen. Picture: 7NEWS Adelaide

Police and emergency services search Brown's Beach. Picture: 7NEWS Adelaide

He was last seen wearing a dark red T-shirt and dark shorts.. Picture: 7NEWS Adelaide

Police said he was fishing with friends when they saw him fall into the water.

He was last seen wearing a dark-red T-shirt and dark shorts.

Police, including PolAir and water operations, are working with park rangers to search the area.

The search resumed on Sunday morning, with divers called in to help.

The police helicopter was called in to assist with the search after a man went missing at Browns Beach. Picture: Flight Radar

The disappearance comes after a shark was spotted at nearby Ethel Beach around 11.30am yesterday morning.

Shark Watch SA said a great white shark was spotted behaving aggressively in the water, just 20 minutes away from where the fisherman went missing.

A shark was spotted at nearby Ethel Beach earlier in the day. Picture: Facebook

The popular Yorke Peninsula beach was where 15-year-old Khai Cowley was attacked by a shark while surfing in 2023.
A 16-year-old boy drowned at Browns Beach in 2021 after being washed off rocks with four other people.

A 20-year-old man also drowned at the fishing hotspot after falling off rocks in 2019.

Originally published as Man missing after falling into waters at Browns Beach, Innes National Park overnight