Body of missing fisherman being recovered from rocks at Cape Arid east of Esperance

Police and State Emergency Service personnel are currently attempting to recover a body, believed to be a missing fisherman, from coastal rocks at Cape Arid east of Esperance. Police on Tuesday said the body was in an “extremely difficult position within a rock formation”. A search for the man was started on Saturday afternoon, with police saying the 36-year-old was on rocks fishing with a family member when he slipped into the water at Cape Arid near the mouth of the Thomas River 115km east of Esperance about 2.20pm. Several resources, including vessels, jet skis, and air assets searched the area on Sunday, with SES assisting on foot at nearby beaches. The marine search was officially suspended about 5pm on Sunday.