10-07-2025
BREAKING NEWS Miraculous twist in desperate search for missing teen Darcy Deefholts who disappeared while surfing
A teenager has been found alive on a remote island after he failed to come home from a Wednesday afternoon surf session.
Darcy Deefholts, 19, was last seen fishing with his surfboard beside him at a breakwall on Wooli Beach in New South Wales ' northern rivers region.
His bike, clothes, and shoes were then found about 5km north at a local surf spot.
Rescue volunteers and emergency services immediately launched a search effort, calling on beach walkers and drone operators from the public to assist.
But on Thursday morning, Darcy was found about 12km out at sea on North Solitary Island.
