Search for missing 26-year-old off the Mornington Peninsula coast resumes after boat capsized
A desperate search for a 26-year-old man off the coast of Victoria will resume today after being paused overnight.
Police spent yesterday at Mornington Peninsula, desperately working to find the missing fisherman after a boat flipped late Friday night.
A five-and-a-half metre fibreglass boat with two fishermen on board overturned around one kilometre off the coast, according to police.
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The search for the missing 26-year-old off the Mornington Peninsula coast will resume today. 9News
Emergency services were called to Schnapper Point Drive about 11.15pm.
One man was rescued by another boat.
He was assessed by paramedics and was taken to hospital with hypothermia.
A man is missing after a boat capsized in Mornington overnight. Nine
An immediate search commenced involving Water Police, Air Wing and Uniform officers, with assistance from HEMS, Life Saving Victoria and the coast guard.
Police are investigating whether a potential wake from another vessel caused the boat to capsize.
A multi-scale search effort to find the missing man continues.
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