Missing swimmer Sydney: Man missing off Little Bay beach in wild weather

A man thought to be in his 30s was seen in difficulty about 100 metres offshore at 11am today at Little Bay Beach near Maroubra.

Officers from Eastern Beaches Police Area Command, along with Marine Area Command, PolAir, Marine Rescue NSW, Surf Life Saving NSW and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, started searching.

Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Joel Pemberton said the organisation’s rescue vessels Botany Hacking 30 and Middle Harbour 30 were deployed.

“Both Marine Rescue NSW vessels are working alongside water police, searching an area from Little Bay Beach to Cape Banks in the south,” he said.

“Sea conditions offshore are unfavourable, with a three- to five- metre south-east rolling swell.”