A father and his four boys were trying to cross The Entrance channel when a strong current took the eldest child

The family of an 11-year-old boy swept out to sea by a treacherous current on the New South Wales coast say they remain hopeful as the search continues.

Authorities were on Tuesday continuing to search for Laith Alaid after he was swept into the ocean as the tide raced out of a channel at The Entrance on Sunday.

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