Search continues for 28-year-old Indian man who vanished after going in to swim at the Cape Woolamai beach on Phillip Island in Victoria on Monday, reports.
Hemant Govekar had gone to Phillip Island with his family and went for a swim at the Cape Woolamai beach when he was spotted by surfers in trouble about 5.30pm on Christmas Day.
They said he quickly disappeared from their sight.
Sergeant Bruce Kent told the man did not have very good swimming skills.
Hemant Govekar Source: Facebook
"We don't think he's got very good swimming ability and we had a couple of locals on surfboards try to rescue this male, but the conditions were even too dangerous for them," he said.
Sergeant Kent said the man was from Queensland, but his family was from Lalor, in Melbourne's north, and some were overseas.
"We've got several of the [man's] family here and they're trying to arrange for overseas visas so their family members can come to Australia. They are distraught," Sergeant Kent said.
Recovery operation continued on Tuesday.
Source: Facebook
Hemant, who hails from Mumbai, recently graduated from the University of Queensland.
His parents are now enroute to Melbourne to farewell their son, 7News said.
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