16-year-old Perth teenager reportedly killed after disappearing into water at Scarborough Beach

A teenager is alleged to have drowned on a popular beach in Perth, with police cutting back on a rescue mission.

The 16-year-old was one of a group of four who jumped into the water around 8 p.m. Monday in Scarborough Beach.

It has not been found during an extensive land and sea search.

“We believe the chances of survival for that long are unlikely,” Acting Inspector Cindy Morgan said Tuesday.

A teenager is alleged to have drowned on a popular beach in Perth, with police cutting back on a rescue mission (in the photo, searching for a teenager)

The 16-year-old was one of a group of four that jumped into the water around 8 p.m. Monday at Scarborough Beach (pictured on the map).

“This is a tragic incident and we will support everyone involved, including family, friends and witnesses.”

Acting Inspector Morgan said the witnesses rushed into the water to pull at least one of the other three youths out of the water.

“ At this point, we do not know if it was a breakout that pulled them out or if they were hit by a wave, ” he said.

“We think he was an inexperienced swimmer and obviously that makes it difficult to keep his head above the water.”

Devastated family members were seen climbing the beach with torches overnight as they desperately tried to find the boy.

Police believe her mother is currently in Ethiopia.

Six vessels of the Water Police and the Voluntary Marine Rescue supported by Rescue 651 searched the ocean while police and rescue personnel patrolled the beach

Authorities began an air, sea and land search for the boy that continued until late at night.

Six vessels of the Water Police and the Voluntary Marine Rescue supported by Rescue 651 searched the ocean while police and rescue personnel patrolled the beach.

The search effort resumed at first light Tuesday, but Acting Insp Morgan said it would be narrowed down to a recovery mission.