Noa Sage: Major search for Swedish student continues after he fell off a cliff at Sydney beach
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Search continues for young Swedish student missing after he fell off a cliff near one of Sydney’s most popular beaches
- A Swede goes missing after falling seven meters from a cliff in Sydney
- The international student was rock climbing at Blue Fish Point
- The man was knocked unconscious before being swept away by the waves.
- Efforts to find Noa Sage resumed Friday despite wet conditions
The desperate search for a missing Swedish student who fell seven meters down a cliff has resumed as his devastated family rushes to Australia.
Noa Sage, 20, was climbing the cliffs with friends at Blue Fish Point at North Head at Manly in Sydney when she broke loose and fell around 5:30pm on Wednesday.
Police divers have been battling treacherous conditions to find the student after he fell off a cliff and was swept out to sea by a tidal wave.
Officers from the Northern Beaches Police Area Command, Marine Area Command and surf lifeguards have been searching for Noa since Wednesday night.
Search efforts resumed Friday morning after officers were unable to find any trace of the student despite help from the aviation unit.
NSW Police Superintendent Pat Sharkey said bad weather conditions were impeding their search when Sydneysiders woke up to another gray and wet day on Friday.
Swedish student Noa Sage has not been seen since he fell from a 7-metre-high cliff in Sydney and was swept into the sea as his friends watched horrified.
“In the last 24 hours the sea state has been quite high, particularly in coastal waters, so it has restricted the availability and operation of some of our assets, but we are still continuing to search,” Superintendent Sharkey told Nine News.
He said that Noa’s friends, who had watched helplessly as she appeared to suffer a head injury before falling off the cliff, were receiving counselling.
The friends have given statements to the police.
Swedish consular officers have been notified that he is missing and that Noa’s family is heading to Australia.
Noa arrived in Sydney in September and had been working as a waitress while living in the northern seaside suburb of Manly.
Police divers searched for Noa throughout the day Thursday as they battled treacherous conditions.
Noa was seen lying on the rock platform having sustained a serious head injury before being dragged into the sea (pictured rocks at Blue Fish Point)
Blue Fish Point is not an area recommended for the general public.
The area has been fenced off, however there are parts where the netting is down and there is an unmarked trail up the cliff.
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has listed the area as closed for public safety and to protect native flora and fauna.
Superintendent Sharkey urged those walking the northern bluffs to follow marked trails.