A land , air and sea search was launched by police on Friday after a young surfer reported pulling up the body of a man while in the ocean . The 16-year-old was surfing at Palm Beach at the Gold Coast in Queensland with friends at about 6.30am when he was thrown off his board and found himself tugging up a person 's body as he surfaced . ' A 16-year-old boy was surfing with friends , he caught a wave and as he 's come up and he 's touched something which felt like hair , ' A spokesperson for Queensland police told Daily Mail Australia . The 16-year-old surfer told police he had fallen off his board and upon resurfacing , felt something in the water that felt like hair . Upon tugging up the object out of the water , he said he realised it was a man 's body . 'He then grabbed at the item and when he pulled up the item he saw the face of someone at which point he panicked , let go of the body and returned to shore . 'He later returned to the water with a friend to try and find the body but they could n't locate it and contacted police around 8.30 this morning . ' Gold Coast Water Police Senior Sergeant Gavin Peachey told the Brisbane Times : 'That 's what he [ the surfer ] believes - there 's nothing to confirm that at the moment . ' Police immediately launched a search of the area using boats , jet skis and a helicopter ; however they have received no reports of a missing person in the area . Abandoned items of clothing were found on the beach , including a Maktec by Makita hat and a white Volcan t-shirt , however they have since been claimed by a member of the public and have been deemed unrelated to the incident . Police responded by launching an land , air and sea search at Palm Beach ( pictured ) at the Gold Coast in Queensland on Friday , where investigations are still continuing . While the land and air search is continuing into Friday night , the water search has now been suspended . 'Police will reassess tomorrow morning if they will continue the search , they 'll probably wait to see if they get reports of anyone missing . So far there are no reports to suggest someone is missing , ' the spokesperson said . A statement from Queensland police urged 'anyone who may know of any person who may not have returned home from a morning swim in the Palm Beach area to please make contact with police ' . The body was described as being a man in his 20 's with dark hair . Anyone with information which could assist with the matter should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit crimestoppers.com.au .
A 16-year-old surfer reported pulling the body out of the water at 6.30am . He dropped it in panic and returned to the shore of Palm Beach in QLD . The boy was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.