Off-duty NSW police officer drowns after rescuing teenager caught in riptide

Drowning comes as Victorian authorities find body during search for missing swimmer in Lake Eildon

An off-duty police officer has drowned after saving the life of a teenage boy at a beach on the New South Wales south coast.

Surf lifesavers were called after a man became caught in a rip at a beach south of Narooma, about 1.30pm on New Year’s Day. When they arrived onlookers told them the man went into the ocean to rescue a 14-year-old boy, but after saving the teen he had disappeared under water, Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) said.