Your speedy update on all the day’s stories, Friday, July 11 2014
1. The family of 5-year-old boy missing at sea take to Facebook to share their grief.
Chayce Kofe, 5, went missing at Pearl Beach on NSW’s Central Coast, on Thursday. Chayce was reportedly swept out to sea by a ‘freak’ wave and an air and sea search has been in place since yesterday. Chayce was reportedly playing in the shallows of, what residents say, is a dangerous beach.
Chayce’s aunt, Wella, shared her and the families grief via her Facebook as the search continues today for the little boy.
Our thoughts are with the family.
2. Heath Ledger's dad comments on Ryan Corr's drug charge.
Australian actor Ryan Corr was allegedly found with drugs in the eastern Sydney suburb of Bondi in May 2014. News broke of the charge once the media saw the court documents lodged this week.
Now, Heath Ledger's father, Kim Ledger, has commented on the drug charge. Ryan received a scholarship from the Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2011 (named after the late Hollywood actor who passed away from a prescription medication overdose).
Kim told The Sydney Morning Herald, "It does make me sad to hear that because we have enough problems with alcohol and drugs. I have some empathy for what happens around that situation with families but very little empathy for people that put it in their own mouth. We do what we can to help people but we're not involved in the pro-active side of it."