A teenage boy who had reportedly jumped from a rock ledge at the popular Angourie Green pool has tragically drowned.

When the alarm was raised that a teenage boy was missing after jumping from a rock ledge about 3pm on Sunday, January 14, emergency services responded to the Angourie Green pool, about 5km south of Yamba.

Witnesses reported four police cars and an ambulance rushing towards the scene.

Officers from the Coffs Clarence Police District were assisted by police divers, Surf Lifesavers, and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter in the search for the missing teen.

Police said the body of a 15-year-old boy was located at about 10pm on Sunday night and he was formally identified as the missing swimmer.

The identity of the teenager is yet to be released by police, but it has been reported that he was believed to be from Sydney.

The Blue and Green pools at Angourie were formed when rock was excavated and transported by train to Yamba to construct the Yamba breakwall.

The pools have been a popular destination for locals and tourists for decades, with people of all ages enjoying climbing the surrounding ledges to jump into the pools.

This is the second recent death at the Angourie Blue and Green pools and comes after the body of a missing 61-year-old Yamba woman was found in the Blue Pool in December 2008.

When the CV Independent visited the Blue and Green pools the day after this recent incident, police tape was visible across the path down to the pools, tied to Council warning signs.

Council warning signs advise “For the safety of all users of this beach, please observe the following warnings, regulations, and information symbols; Large Waves, Strong Currents, Shallow Water, Sharks, Steep Walking Track, Slippery Rocks, Cliff Edge/Drop Off, and Deep Water.

“This beach is unpatrolled, and users should be aware of prevailing dangerous beach conditions,” the signs state.

“Persons swimming at this beach do so at their own risk.”

This tragedy brings the number of drownings in Australia this summer, from December 1, 2023, to January 14, 2024, to 51, according to Royal Life Saving Society statistics.

Over the same period in the 2022-2023 holidays, the Royal Life Saving Society recorded 44 drownings.

A report on the boy’s death will be prepared for the coroner.