A NSW Surf Life Saving drone has found a man who went missing in bushland on the Mid North Coast.
The man had been missing for two days, and police had serious concerns for his safety, when the search started last Thursday near Kooloonbung Creek.
The nature reserve surrounding the creek is a dense, 52-hectare park, in the centre of Port Macquarie.
Port Macquarie Lifeguard Supervisor James Turnham began an aerial search at 1pm over water and bushland.
Just after 2pm that day, and with the low battery signal sounding, James saw a small blue object in the trees.
He launched the drone again and was able to tell rescuers where to go.
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Fine weather for Northland
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Mostly fine weather is expected across Northland throughout this week.
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Northern Advocate
A mainly fine weather with isolated showers is in store for Northland for the rest of this week. Daytime temperatures will hover between 18C and 20C, dropping down to single digit in the evening and the westerlies will turn to southerlies this evening. Humidity will be around 65 per cent and weather conditions perfect for boaties, surfers, and swimmers.
Surfer safe
A female surfer initially thought to have been caught in a rip managed to safely get out of the water near Shipwreck Bay in Ahipara. Police and Surf Lifesaving were called to assist about 2.30pm on Sunday and an inflatable life raft was put on the water. The surfer wasn t found and police were notified yesterday morning that she had safely got out of the water and didn t require medical attention. No further action was required.
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Update, 11.30am: There have been reports of a further shark sighting on the Far North Coast this morning. The Dorsal app reported a sighting of what s believed to be a tiger shark off Byron Bay s Main Beach shortly after 10am. A member of the public has since reported having seen a shark while driving across Missingham Bridge in Ballina about 7.30am.
Original story: There have been reports of a possible tiger shark off the coast of Byron Bay. Shark surveillance app Dorsal has indicated a 3m shark was seen off Main Beach shortly after 10am. The report first says the shark is of an unidentified species , but later on the entry indicates Surf Life Saving NSW have reported this is a tiger shark.