Emergency services called to North Avoca beach on the Central Coast at about 3pm on Tuesday
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
A search and rescue operation is under way to find a 15-year-old boy who was swept off a rock shelf at a Central Coast beach.
New South Wales police said emergency services were called to North Avoca beach at about 3pm on Tuesday, after reports the boy was missing in the water.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email
More Stories
Rescuers lose hope of finding boy swept off rocks at Central Coast beach alive
Russia criticises Canberra’s ‘hostile stance’ as it looks into reports Australian fighter captured in Ukraine
Eastern Australian states brace for extreme fire threat amid soaring temperatures and high winds