Brother offers $25k reward for missing NSW fisherman
Mohammed Saad, writing on social media on Wednesday night, said 'it's time Micky comes home', offering $25,000 to anyone who locates the man.
'Tomorrow searches will resume between Port Kembla and Batemans Bay,' he posted.
'$25,000 reward to whoever locates our brother.
'All we want is Micky to come home and with this $25,000 reward I'm sure will get the number of boats we need out there to search for him.'
The desperate multi-agency search ramped up on Tuesday night after the boat of the 35-year-old fisherman was found off Sydney's south.
'Just after 7pm (on Tuesday), officers attached to Sutherland Shire Police Area Command were called to a boat ramp near Port Hacking Rd, Dolans Bay, due to concerns a man had not returned after going fishing earlier in the day,' police said in a statement.
'Police were told the 35-year-old man left Dolans Bay about 9am in his 6m boat.'
The Water Police, Marine Rescue NSW and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority were called in to search for the man.
The AMSA Challenger jet located the boat at 12.15am on Wednesday some 15 nautical miles off Port Kembla.
Botany Water Police recovered the boat, but there was no sign of the man.
The search resumed again on Thursday morning.
Originally published as Brother of missing NSW fisherman offers $25k reward for help
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