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Breaking: Man dead and child missing after boat found adrift in Sydney bay

ABC Australia · Jun 13, 2026, 4:44 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Police are searching for a missing child after the discovery of a man's body.
  • Emergency services were called to Bayview Park, on Burwood Road in Concord, about 11:45am on Saturday, following reports that a man's body was in the water.
  • Police said officers were told the man had been seen in a small boat with a young girl.

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Police are searching for a missing child after the discovery of a man's body. (ABC News: Abubakr Sajid)

Link copied Share Share article. A desperate search is underway for a missing child after a man was found dead and a boat was spotted adrift in a bay in Sydney's inner west.

Emergency services were called to Bayview Park, on Burwood Road in Concord, about 11:45am on Saturday, following reports that a man's body was in the water.

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