Saudi Arabian man swept off rocks at Noosa October 23, 2013 - 11:04AM 18 reading now A massive search is under way for a young Saudi Arabian man who was swept into the sea off rocks on the Sunshine Coast. The 21-year-old was walking with three friends, all Saudi Arabian nationals, in Noosa National Park about 6pm on Tuesday, when he climbed down a small cliff. He ventured out onto a rocky area to pose for a photograph and was swept away near Alexandria Bay. ""He was down on the rocks and had his back to the water and a wave's come in and taken him into the ocean,"" a police spokesman said. Acting Senior Sergeant Tom Dawson said authorities were working to determine which direction the current would have most likely carried the young man overnight. ""There's an assessment being carried out as far as the currents go and as to whether or not he's gone around to Alexandria Bay,"" he said. ""We've got National Parks and Wildlife searching the trails at that end in case he's got himself out of the water and found himself disoriented."" The search involving police, lifeguards, national park rangers and the Emergency Management Queensland Rescue 500 helicopter resumed at dawn. ""Police divers have come out to do an assessment of the area to determine whether or not it's safe to do a search,"" Senior Sergeant Dawson said. Meanwhile, a fisherman has been pulled to safety after his dinghy flipped in the Jumpinpin channel near South Stradbroke Island early Wednesday morning. The man was pulled to safety by another fisherman who happened to spot the upturned dinghy in the thin morning light. It is believed he was not injured. His dinghy has been recovered from the water.