The body of a teenage boy has been located in the Shoalhaven River.
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About 6.30pm yesterday (Friday 31 December 2021), two teenage boys - aged 15 and 16 - went for a swim in the Shoalhaven River at Burrier, when one of the teens got into difficulty.
The pair attempted to get back to shore, before one of the boys - aged 15 - disappeared below the water and emergency services were alerted as members of the public commenced a search.
Since this time a joint multi-agency search has been conducted involving officers from South Coast Police District, police divers, NSW Ambulance, the TOLL rescue helicopter and the State Emergency Service (SES).
Just before 1.30pm today (Saturday 1 January December 2021), the body of the 15-year-old was recovered after being located by divers in the river.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
Earlier:
A search is under way for a 15-year-old boy who went missing while swimming in the Shoalhaven River on New Year's Eve.
The boy and another teenager, aged 16, went for a swim in the river at Burrier, west of Nowra, about 6.30pm Friday when one of them got into difficulty.
They tried to make it back to the riverbank, but the younger of the pair disappeared under the water.
Police and the Toll Rescue helicopter were called in while members of the public used their own boats and vessels to look for the boy.
Police divers arrived at the scene about 10.50pm and took over the operation.
The search continued until about 1.30am.
It will resume on Saturday morning with similar resources.
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