UPDATE 1:07pm: Divers from Water Police have located a boat and a deceased male person believed to be a man in his 70’s.
The man has not been formally identified.
Yesterday, the body of an 81-year-old man was found near Rockingham, while a search was undertaken for the man in his 70s who was missing at sea.
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The circumstances surrounding the death are unknown, but police believe the pair were on a 4.5m aluminium dingy.
The search for the missing man resumed near Shoalwater Bay this morning, involving units from Volunteer Marine Rescue, Air support, SES and Water Police.