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Woman's body found at Sydney beach

A woman's body has been found at a beach in Sydney's east with two rescue helicopters scouring the water for a man who may also be missing.

A passerby found the woman's body, aged in her 40s, at the northern end of Maroubra beach early on Friday morning.

Investigators believe a man may also be missing after women's and men's clothing was found on the beach nearby, police said on Friday.

Emergency services were called to the scene after reports a woman's body had been found. Source: Channel 7
Emergency services were called to the scene after reports a woman's body had been found. Source: Channel 7

Police and lifeguards are searching the area, but conditions are hazardous and Maroubra beach remains closed due to dangerous surf conditions.

A PolAir and Westpac Life Saver Rescue helicopter have also joined the search.

The woman's death is not being treated as suspicious and she is yet to be formally identified.

A year ago at the same beach, the body of a 23-year-old woman was found washed up on the sand with the body her 26-year-old male companion found three days later after the couple drowned during an evening swim.