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Ryan Sainty Lost at Sea

TooheysNew

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Search continues for coast surf skier
An air, sea and land search has so far failed to find a man who went missing after going for a paddle on a surf ski two days ago.
Police hold grave fears for Ryan Sainty, 20, who left his home in Park Avenue, Woy Woy, at about 12.30pm (AEST) on Friday.
Mr Sainty, an up-and-coming rugby league talent with the Newcastle Knights, took his surf ski with him, telling his mother he was going for a paddle for about an hour.
His mother called police at about 5pm when he hadn't come home.
Police say a man found the blue ski upside down on Brisbane Water with a paddle and a wind jacket tied to it.
"Representatives of the police air wing, Brisbane Water Local Area Command, the volunteer coastal patrol as well as waterways and so far there has been no sign of Mr Sainty or anything that could shed light on his disappearance," a NSW police spokeswoman told AAP.
She said the search would continue throughout the afternoon.
"It will be continuing for as long as it needs to.
"The requirements for each day's search will be assessed on an ongoing basis."
The episode has brought back painful memories among the rugby league community after the presumed drowning of New Zealand Warriors player Sonny Fai at a west Auckland beach.
Fai, 20, was last seen swimming with family members in January when they became caught in a rip on the rugged coastal beach.
His body has not been found.
Mr Sainty played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL's national youth competition Newcastle Knight's Youth Competition.
"Brings back awful memories of Sonny Fai all over again," reads one post on The Newcastle Knights Forum.
On a Facebook page set up in honour of Mr Sainty, supporter Tui Belvie wrote: "I support the Warriors and know how heartbreaking it is to lose a player to the sea. I pray that there is a better outcome than what happened to Sonny Fai."
Mr Sainty's father Terry said last night that his 193cm-tall son was a healthy and happy man.
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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/825355/search-continues-for-coast-surf-skier
 
Newie is God's Country

Newie is God's Country

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May god be with him and help him in his hour of need. I am not particularly religious but sometimes you have to ask the big fella for help. My heart goes out to his family and friends.:( hopefully becomes this:D
 
antonius

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A report on local radio today said the police are changing the focus of their enquiries to the preceding days of his disappearance. I suppose you could read into that what you will, but maybe all is not as it seems with this.
 
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Special K said:
His cousin Dave sainty used to play SG Ball for the Knights also..
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Dave Sainty was a NSW rep and captained our SG Ball winning side that included players like Mullen, Snowden, Walsh etc etc etc - and you could make a fair argument that he was close to our best that year (he was a solid little hooker who did plenty of work in attack and defence).
I was very surprized he left the club to go to the Rip in their first season I think.
 
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roopy said:
Dave Sainty was a NSW rep and captained our SG Ball winning side that included players like Mullen, Snowden, Walsh etc etc etc - and you could make a fair argument that he was close to our best that year (he was a solid little hooker who did plenty of work in attack and defence).
I was very surprized he left the club to go to the Rip in their first season I think.
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He is still playing.. For the Western Reds of all clubs
 
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Pumba

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No hope for missing footballer: police

Two weeks after his disappearance, police admit they have lost hope of finding missing footballer Ryan Sainty alive.

The 20-year-old was last seen by his mother leaving the family's NSW Central Coast home on Friday June 12.

The fit and healthy sportsman left his Woy Woy home planning a one-hour paddle on his surf ski.

About four hours later the ski was found adrift in waters off nearby Saratoga. A paddle and jacket were tied to the craft.

"The likelihood now of us finding him alive ... is fairly remote," Inspector Graeme Parker from Gosford police told AAP.

"All they (searchers) would be looking for from this point is a body."

Air, land and water searches went on for days after Mr Sainty's disappearance.

On Friday divers continued to search Brisbane Water.

"That search is being made difficult because much of it is in areas of mangroves," Insp Parker said.

The search has focused on an area of Brisbane Water between Rip Bridge, and Paddys and Lintern Channels, which Insp Parker said contains a few islands, plus marsh and mangrove-type terrain.

A 15-year-old girl told police she saw a man struggling on a kayak or surf ski in the water off Saratoga on the afternoon the former Newcastle Knights player went missing.

"Other than the initial report from the young girl who said that she saw someone struggling, we have no information that has turned into anything substantial," Insp Parker said.

Investigators have ruled out any suspicious circumstances and are focusing on the period leading up to Mr Sainty's disappearance, in the hope of determining where he planned to paddle.

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May they at least find the body so his family can have some closure :(
 
Big Tim

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The paddle and jacket tied to the craft makes it seem like there is more to this that wont/cant be answered.

Truly a sad development.
 
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