Sydney teen found dead after vanishing from Freshwater beach was an outdoors enthusiast
Teen, 18, found dead after disappearing from popular Sydney beach while swimming with friends, had a taste for the great outdoors – as his heartbroken mum leaves an emotional message
- Missing teenager Ivan Korolev was found by police on Sunday
- He disappeared from Freshwater Beach after swimming
A missing teenager who drowned off the coast of a popular Sydney beach is remembered by his loved ones as a lover of the great outdoors – as his mother shared a heartbreaking post on social media.
18-year-old Ivan Korolev went swimming with two friends at Freshwater Beach around 8 p.m. Saturday night.
His two friends called the police when they lost track of him and he failed to return to shore at around 8:15 p.m.
Emergency services launched an extensive search and rescue operation, working through the night to find Ivan.
After failing to locate him, the search resumed early Sunday morning.
His body was tragically found in the water around 9:25 am.
The body of Sydney teen Ivan Korolev (pictured), 18, was found in the water by police on Sunday. Friends and family remember the young man as a lover of the outdoors
Friends and family have paid tribute to the young man on social media.
On Facebook, he wrote that he was a “enthusiast of all things outdoor” and loved parkour.
Ivan’s heartbroken mother, Anna, shared an emotional message on social media that read, “My son, my son.”
Local police, the Marine Area Command, Surf Life Saving NSW, Marine Rescue, Polair and the Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter searched the area from North Curl Curl headland along the coastline to Bluefish Point and further out to sea to find Ivan.
Naval officers patrolled the water while police scoured the beach Saturday night.
The extensive search continued in the morning when Ivan’s body was discovered.
Emergency services launched an extensive search and rescue operation to find Ivan after he was reported missing by his two friends when he failed to come ashore during an evening swim
Police say Ivan’s death was not suspicious.
A report is being prepared for the coroner.