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Fears for 23-year-old man missing after boat capsized while three companions swam back to shore

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Three men managed to swim ashore after a boating accident in the Swansea Canal near Newcastle. One man remains missing

The search for a man who was missing in a canal for several hours after the boat he was in capsized has been suspended overnight.

A rescue operation has been launched for a 23-year-old man who went missing after the boat he was on sank in the Swansea Channel, south of Newcastle, New South Wales, shortly before 8pm on Saturday.

Three other men on board the boat, two aged 23 and one aged 20, managed to swim to land.

The ship is known to have struck an object, throwing those on board into the ocean, before capsizing.

Emergency crews called off the search for the night around 10:30 p.m. and teams will resume it Sunday morning.

The 23-year-old driver of the boat was detained by police for mandatory tests.

The other 23-year-old was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital for further treatment for hypothermia.

Three men managed to swim ashore after a boating accident in the Swansea Canal near Newcastle. One man remains missing

Emergency crews have suspended the search for the missing 23-year-old and will resume it on Sunday morning.

Emergency crews have suspended the search for the missing 23-year-old and will resume it on Sunday morning.

Emergency services called off the search at around 10.30pm on Saturday.

Emergency services called off the search at around 10.30pm on Saturday.

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