‘When it’s one of our own, it hits home very hard.’

Local surf lifesavers are joining the large-scale search for the missing man.

The body of a surf lifesaver has been found days after he went missing at a Sunshine Coast beach.

Police and emergency services were called to the beach on Pacific Blvd at Buddina Beach about 4.15pm on Wednesday after the man failed to return to shore.

Surf Life Saving Queensland chief operating officer Gregory Cahill said on Thursday a member was missing after entering the water alone.

“Yesterday afternoon, shortly before a training session was about to commence, the alert was raised both to QPS and to our membership that a member was missing,” Cahill said.

“From that point, we focused all of our resources on the search and rescue efforts. We continue to focus on supporting the family and our community as we go forward.

“These things, hit home very, very hard. We do this every day and every week across our state, very, very proudly.

“But when it’s one of our own, it hits home very hard.”

Emergency services searched for days for the man.Emergency services searched for days for the man. Credit: 7NEWS Multiple emergency service agencies were deployed to help.Multiple emergency service agencies were deployed to help. Credit: 7NEWS

After three days of extensive searches involving PolAir, a helicopter, jet skis, inflatable dinghies, a police boat, Coastguard vessels, and the LifeFlight rescue helicopter, the missing swimmer was found on Friday evening.