UPDATE: TRIBUTES have been given for a teenager who died after he dived into a disused quarry for a swim in Brisbane's south.

Police divers found the missing 16-year-old around 7am on Monday after using sonar equipment to search the large expanse of water for the 16-year-old who vanished after jumping into the popular swimming hole around 1.45pm Sunday

The teen has been remembered as a hard worker, energetic and "the best kid" as messages of grief and support flowed for the boy and his family.

Musa Moses Mohammed wrote a heartfelt farewell to his "little cousin".

"May Allah grant you peace and grant you paradise," he wrote.

"Will always miss you and will always remember you, till the day we die."

News_Image_File: Police divers search for the missing teenager late Sunday. His body was eventually found Monday morning.

Fazal Deen said he was a great kid who was always helpful and prepared.

"I will always remember him as a tireless worker who always helped at various functions and gatherings, whenever you needed a hand, (he) was there," he wrote.

"It was heartbreaking to learn of his death."

A young man named Ossama Aghbash expressed his grief as well.

"You were one of the most energetic and best kid (sic) I knew, so sad to hear your (sic) gone," he wrote.

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More than a dozen people, including friends, gathered at the scene after the youth vanished.

Police and emergency services were called about 1.45pm when the boy jumped into the water and did not resurface.

News_Image_File: Scientific Police examine items belonging to the teenager who died at a disused quarry in brisbane. Picture: Marc Robertson

Safety concerns about the quarry have been raised several times with Couriermail.com.au reporting in 2012 that the water was potentially dangerous.

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Teenagers have been using the quarry for years as a swimming hole despite concerns of toxicity levels in the water.

Late last year the property was sold for $7 million to developers BMI Group.