There are grave fears for a missing swimmer just hours after a woman was found dead in waters at another Sydney beach.
Emergency services were called to Coogee Beach, Coogee, just after 6am following reports a man, believed to be aged in his 20s, was in trouble in the water.
Police, Marine Area Command, NSW Ambulance, Surf Life Saving NSW and Randwick City Council are helping search for the man.
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Searchers are battling choppy surf, lot of currents and rips, rain, and wind.
Earlier this morning, police recovered a body after a woman was swept into the ocean in Maroubra.
At about 4am, emergency services were called to Maroubra Beach on Marine Parade.
They were told a 25-year-old woman had been knocked into a tidal rock pool by a wave, before further waves dragged her into the ocean.
Police searched the waters for about an hour before finding a body at about 5am.
The body is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be that of the woman.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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