Search for missing Lake Macquarie man continues after boat capsizes near Swansea Channel

ABC NEWS (Australia)

The search for a missing Lake Macquarie man in New South Wales continues for a second day. Luke Smith has been missing since Saturday night when the boat he was in capsized near the Swansea Channel. Lillian Watkins reports from Swansea.

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00:00It's a somber scene here at Lake Macquarie where the search effort for missing man Luke

00:06Smith continues today.

00:08Now it's understood Mr Smith went overboard on Saturday night after the boat he was in

00:12with three other friends capsized after hitting a marker buoy.

00:15Three of the young men were picked up by a passing vessel and taken to safety on shore.

00:20One of them was taken to hospital and treated for hypothermia while the captain of the vessel

00:24was taken to hospital as well but for mandatory testing.

00:28Now search efforts continued yesterday and have ramped up again today despite the foggy

00:32and cold conditions.

00:34The family of Luke Smith have remained on site since Saturday night sitting vigil to

00:38hear any word of Luke.

00:40They've thanked the community for their support saying that they've been showered with pizza,

00:44coffee and other shows of community love.

00:46They've also thanked the search and rescue teams for their continuous effort.

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