THE body of a 23-year-old Brit tourist, who tripped and fell into the ocean in Australia, has been found.
Cops were called to Billies Beach in Corrunna following reports a body had washed up on shore.
A spokesman said: “The body has been formally identified, and it is that of the missing 23-year-old UK national.”
A report will be prepared for the coroner, they added.
The man had been missing for almost a week after he fell several metres off a cliff into the ocean on January 18.
Emergency services were called to Mystery Bay Beach, in New South Wales – about 7km north of Corrunna – at around 6.40pm.
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Cops, marine rescue and a helicopter scrambled to the scene to scour the water after the young man did not resurface. But he could not be found.
The man was with a friend at the time he fell, Chief Inspector Shane Jessep from the South Coast Police District said.
He added: “He wasn’t a rock fisherman, it was a male sightseeing and … appears to have had an accident and slipped on the rocks.”
The search was scaled back last week.
The tragedy comes after another British tourist died while travelling in New South Wales, Australia after being caught in a cyclone.
Eleanor Thompson, known as Ellie, was crushed to death by her van as severe tropical cyclone Alfred had hit Australia.
Ellie, originally from Flintshire in Wales, had messaged her mum Amanda three days before her body was discovered on March 11, 2025.
On March 10, Ellie failed to arrive for her shift at a bar, which prompted friends to visit the house where she had been staying.
The following day, they discovered her Mazda van off the side of the driveway, wedged into overgrown vegetation.
Ellie’s body was tragically found underneath the vehicle and she was confirmed dead shortly after from multiple injuries.
Her family believe she died on March 8, as she had not been in touch with anyone since then.
North East Wales coroner John Gittins said police in Australia believed the van had rolled or slid forward because of the incline of the slope, or inclement weather.
The inquest was told Ellie, originally from Flintshire in Wales, had lived in London for 12 years, where she worked in insurance, marketing and events including for Apple TV and the Groucho Club.
She travelled solo to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam in 2022 before heading to Australia the following year.
Ellie was converting a van and had promised her dad Peter a road trip later in the year.
Paying tribute, he said: “Ellie’s life was full of adventure and movement.”
