WEDNESDAY, 11AM:
THE recovery search for missing Orange man Terry Brown has moved to Forster's beaches after the ocean search was suspended on Tuesday afternoon.
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Manning Great Lakes Area Command Chief Inspector John Sullivan said the land search started this morning south of Boomerang Beach where Mr Brown disappeared, with National Park and Wildlife staff patrolling between Yagon and Mungo Brush on quad bikes and police in four-wheel drives between Seal Rocks and Yagon.
"It's focused more on him surfacing and being located [on the beach]," Chief Inspector Sullivan said.
"The area has expanded from where he first went in, in a southerly direction and we're focusing on that direction at the moment."
The 22-year-old CareWest employee was last seen at 7.15am on Sunday, jumping from the headland into the water at Boomerang Beach during an Easter camping trip.
An attempt was made to rescue Mr Brown at the time of the incident, but it was unsuccessful and an extensive marine search started on Monday involving Police Airwing and specialist water and diving officers, Marine Rescue, Surf Life Saving and the Westpac Helicopter.
MONDAY, 1PM:
THE disappearance of 22-year-old Orange man Terry Brown at Boomerang Beach during the Easter long weekend is being treated by police as a tragic accident.
Chief Inspector John Sullivan from the Manning Great Lakes Command told the Great Lakes Advocate on Monday morning that the search had progressed into a recovery mission.
Emergency service personnel, including the Westpac Helicopter, Polair, Water Police, the Police Diving Unit, Marine Rescue and local Surf Life Saving volunteers were called to the southern end of Boomerang Beach after the man went missing on Sunday morning.
The search for Mr Brown resumed on Monday after personnel failed to find his body.
According to Chief Insp Sullivan, Mr Brown was with a group of four when he jumped from rocks below Boomerang Headland at approximately 7.15am.
“He was the first person into the water,” Insp Sullivan said.
According to his friends, when Mr Brown resurfaced he was face down in the water and covered in blood.
An attempt was made to rescue him but it was unsuccessful, Chief Insp Sullivan said.
Chief Insp Sullivan said police were not treating the incident as suspicious.
"It's misadventure at this stage,” he said.
“We're not treating it as anything other than that.”
He said at the time of Mr Brown’s disappearance the surf was relatively rough with a 1.5m swell.
He said this unfortunate accident was a timely reminder that beachgoers swim between the yellow and red flags.
“Jumping off rocks is not a safe thing to do.”
MONDAY, 8AM:
A SEARCH will resume on Monday morning for Orange man Terry Brown, who went missing in waters off Boomerang Beach, near Forster, on the state’s mid-north coast.
About 7.15am on Sunday emergency services were called to a headland at Boomerang Beach, following reports Mr Brown was missing.
Police have been told the 22-year-old man jumped from the headland into the water and was not seen to resurface.
An extensive search was undertaken involving officers from Manning Great Lakes Local Area Command, the Police Airwing, Police Rescue, Water Police and the diving unit.
Also involved were Marine Rescue, Surf Life Savingand the Westpac Helicopter.
Unfortunately, Mr Brown was not found and the search was postponed about 7.30pm when light was lost.
The search recommenced at first light on Monday morning.