00:01You can see it's a very blustery wet day here.
00:05The swell has dropped somewhat, but the conditions are still very tough.
00:10We've been told that the search for the missing swimmer here at Kujia Man in his mid-twenties
00:15has temporarily been suspended as they wait for conditions to ease.
00:19Earlier we heard from Steve Pearce from Surf Life Saving,
00:22warning people about not entering the surf.
00:25The efforts of lifeguards and the efforts of volunteer lifesavers
00:31have dramatically saved so many people in this 72-hour period.
00:37Today it's hazardous conditions.
00:39The majority of beaches are closed up and down the Sydney coastline
00:43and broader New South Wales area.
00:46We are urging, in fact, we are pleading for people,
00:51do not enter the water today if that beach is closed.
00:57So we heard earlier from Chief Inspector Chris Wally
01:02from the Eastern Beaches Command.
01:04He spoke about the bravery of one of his officers
01:07entering the water fully closed this morning around 6am
01:11to try and rescue the man.
01:13Unfortunately that was unsuccessful
01:15and we also heard of an off-duty club member who also went to use aid
01:19and couldn't, because of just the sheer number of waves
01:21and the large surf, couldn't help him.
01:23Meanwhile, we're going to hear from what the Chief Inspector had to say.
01:27One of those officers entered the surf.
01:30This is the type of thing that New South Wales Police do across the state
01:37on a daily basis, is that when people are in trouble
01:40and they're alerted, they're nearby as they put themselves at risk,
01:44put themselves at danger in an effort to help others.
01:49And along with their emergency services colleagues,
01:52that's what happened this morning.
01:53So this afternoon, swimmers have been warned not to enter the water
01:59and the lifeguards here have warned people,
02:01do not enter the water as it is too rough on many of Sydney's beaches.
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