Authorities have scaled back their search for a missing Nepalese student who was swept off rocks near the Figure Eight Pools.
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The 22-year-old disappeared into the water in the Royal National Park, south of Sydney, on Monday afternoon and hasn't been seen since.
NSW Police resumed their search for the young man on Wednesday morning, but without the assistance of divers or helicopters.
Local officers and the Marine Command will continue to comb the area by foot and boat.
One of the man's friends was also swept into the water but managed to climb to safety on a rock shelf. He was treated for minor lacerations at the scene.
Three others with the pair escaped uninjured.
At the time of the incident, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service's wave risk at the pools was listed as 'extreme'.
Under these conditions, NPWS urges people not to visit the pools.
On Tuesday, a body was pulled from the water at Little Marley Beach in the Royal National Park. While formal identification was yet to occur, police said it was not the missing Nepalese student.
AAP
