A father and son are missing off the south coast of New South Wales after failing to return from a rock-fishing trip.
A multi-pronged search effort involving police divers, Marine Rescue NSW, SES officials and rescue specialists is under way at the scene after the pair did not return to their home in southwest Sydney.
The father, aged 47, and his son, 17, set off to fish at Storm Bay near Kiama, about 115km south of Sydney, on Monday.
Police said they were called over concerns for the duo’s welfare at 3am on Tuesday and Marine Rescue said it deployed a search boat from nearby Port Kembla at 7.30am.
“The Marine Rescue NSW crew … will assist Port Kembla Water Police with a coastal contour search in waters off Kiama Blowhole after the two people reportedly failed to return from a fishing trip early last night,” Inspector Stuart Massey said.
