Body found off Lake Macquarie during search for missing boater
The desperate search for a missing boater who departed in the southeast corner of Lake Macquarie on a fishing trip has ended in tragedy.
A body has been found during the search for a missing boater off Summerland Point in the southeast corner of Lake Macquarie.
Police were called to the area about 4pm on Thursday following reports an 82-year-old man had not returned from a fishing trip.
A multi-agency search operation was quickly launched after the man’s boat was found abandoned.
Officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District and Marine Area Command – with assistance from Marine Rescue NSW and Surf Life Saving NSW – searched the area for close to four hours.
Just before 8pm, the body of the man was spotted in the water by a Surf Life Saving NSW helicopter.
A report on the incident will be prepared for the coroner, and police have urged anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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