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Breaking: Search for missing baby boy continues off SA coast

Breaking: Search for missing baby boy continues off SA coast
ABC Australia Tuesday 28 July 2026, 02:20 UTC 1 min read
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Search for missing baby boy continues off South Australia's South East coast Posted Tue 28 Jul 2026 at 12:20pm , updatedTue 28 Jul 2026 at 12:25pm Police have confirmed a child they are looking for in a major search operation off South Australia's coast is "about" two months old. The bodies of the boy's mother and sibling were found floating in the ocean yesterday, after authorities were called to Cape Northumberland, about 400 kilometres south-east of Adelaide.

Search for missing baby boy continues off South Australia's South East coast Posted Tue 28 Jul 2026 at 12:20pm , updatedTue 28 Jul 2026 at 12:25pm Police have confirmed a child they are looking for in a major search operation off South Australia's coast is "about" two months old. The bodies of the boy's mother and sibling were found floating in the ocean yesterday, after authorities were called to Cape Northumberland, about 400 kilometres south-east of Adelaide. Authorities have also confirmed the child who died was under three years old. Police believe the two-month-old is missing in the water. Loading
SA (ORG) South Australia's (LOCATION) South East (LOCATION) 12:25pm Police (ORG) Cape Northumberland (LOCATION) Adelaide (LOCATION)
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