Family despair after five-year-old boy swept away in Sandringham

By Emma Partridge
Updated December 23 2013 - 6:13pm, first published 4:33pm
Drowning.Sandringham..December 22nd, 2013.Photo.Sahlan Hayes.Scene of possible drowning of young child at Sandringham in Sydney's south.
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A23T2709.JPG Photo: sahlanh@gmail.com
Drowning.Sandringham..December 22nd, 2013.Photo.Sahlan Hayes.Scene of possible drowning of young child at Sandringham in Sydney's south. Sent from my iPhone A23T2709.JPG Photo: sahlanh@gmail.com
Scenes of distressed people at Sandringham Beach in Sydney where a child is feared drowned. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Scenes of distressed people at Sandringham Beach in Sydney where a child is feared drowned. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Scenes of distressed people at Sandringham Beach in Sydney where a child is feared drowned. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Scenes of distressed people at Sandringham Beach in Sydney where a child is feared drowned. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Police clear people away at Sandringham Beach Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Police clear people away at Sandringham Beach Photo: Sahlan Hayes
People at Sandringham Beach comfort each other as the news spreads Photo: Sahlan Hayes
People at Sandringham Beach comfort each other as the news spreads Photo: Sahlan Hayes
In shock: A woman believed to be the mother of Aymar Ksebe is comforted at Sandringham Beach after the five-year-old boy disappeared into the water. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
In shock: A woman believed to be the mother of Aymar Ksebe is comforted at Sandringham Beach after the five-year-old boy disappeared into the water. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Police talk to the father (right) of missing 5 year old Ayman Ksebe near the George's River sailing club in Sandringham. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Police talk to the father (right) of missing 5 year old Ayman Ksebe near the George's River sailing club in Sandringham. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Polair and boats resume the search for missing 5 year old Ayman Ksebe near the George's River sailing club in Sandringham. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Polair and boats resume the search for missing 5 year old Ayman Ksebe near the George's River sailing club in Sandringham. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The uncle (right) of missing 5 year old Ayman Ksebe sit along the shoreline near the George's River sailing club in Sandringham. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The uncle (right) of missing 5 year old Ayman Ksebe sit along the shoreline near the George's River sailing club in Sandringham. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Police comfort the father (right) of missing boy Ayman Ksebe, 5, as the search for Ayman resumed on Monday morning.
Police comfort the father (right) of missing boy Ayman Ksebe, 5, as the search for Ayman resumed on Monday morning.
Coming to terms with tragedy: mother Rouba Ksebe clutches her son's much-loved stuffed animal. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Coming to terms with tragedy: mother Rouba Ksebe clutches her son's much-loved stuffed animal. Photo: Kate Geraghty

The family of a five-year-old boy who drowned at a southern Sydney beach on Sunday say they want him to be remembered as a bubbly little boy with a big smile.

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