Swimmer, 18, found dead after vanishing from a popular Sydney beach was a parkour enthusiast with a love for the outdoors – as his heartbroken mother leaves emotional post

  • Missing teen Ivan Korolev was found by police on Sunday
  • He vanished off Freshwater Beach after going for a swim

The body of a missing teen has been found off the coast of a popular Sydney beach – as friends and family share tributes to a young man who enjoyed the outdoors. 

Ivan Korolev, 18, went for a swim with two friends at Freshwater Beach around 8pm on Saturday night.

But the pair called police when they lost sight of the teen and he failed to return to shore around 8:15pm  

Emergency services immediately launched an extensive search and rescue mission, working through the night to try and find Mr Korolev. 

More to come.  

Sydney teen Ivan Korolev (pictured), 18, was found by police in the water on Sunday. Friends and family have remembered the young man as an outdoors enthusiast

Sydney teen Ivan Korolev (pictured), 18, was found by police in the water on Sunday. Friends and family have remembered the young man as an outdoors enthusiast 

DailyMail

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