The search for a swimmer missing off Tallow Beach near Byron Bay will resume this morning with three Marine Rescue NSW rescue vessels and two Marine Rescue NSW rescue watercraft (jet skis) joining Marine Area Command vessel WP27 and Surf Life Saving assets. 

Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Rodney Page said the additional on water assets will help cover the expanded search area. 

“Rescue vessels Point Danger 31 and Ballina 30 have joined Brunswick 30 in today’s search off Tallow Beach.

“Volunteer crews on the vessels will conduct a parallel line search from Cape Byron in the north to Ballina in the south. 

“Rescue watercraft (RWCs) Brunswick 11 and Brunswick 12 will search alongside Surf Life Saving skis in all surf zones and close to shore areas in the region.”

Marine Rescue NSW is a volunteer-based not-for-profit professional organisation dedicated to keeping boaters safe on the water and supporting local communities.