The parents of a teenager swept into the sea from rocks on the New South Wales Central Coast have paid tribute to their son as the search and rescue effort turns to a recovery operation
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00:0015-year-old Luca Bennett was spending time here at North Avoca Beach on Christmas Eve
00:07when a powerful wave hit the rocks where he was standing with two other people and swept
00:12them all into the water.
00:13The two others made it back to shore safely and raised the alarm, sparking a full-scale
00:18multi-agency search which continued right throughout the day yesterday.
00:23But early this morning, police announced the search would be scaled back, saying they are
00:27treating this now as a recovery mission.
00:30Today, friends and family of the teenage boy have been gathering at the beach, supporting
00:34one another and laying floral tributes.
00:37His parents have shared a statement on social media describing their boy as the perfect
00:41son.
00:42They say they still can't believe this is real.