The search for a teenage refugee who was swept away by a wave while posing for a Father’s Day photo has been called off.

Mehdi Habibi, 17, was last seen on September 1 walking on large rocks on Granite Island, near Victor Harbour in South Australia, when a huge wave pulled him into the ocean.

The teenager and his family travelled from Adelaide.

His distraught family gathered at the crime scene to monitor the search every day from then on and pray for a miracle.

After 10 days of searching the water, authorities called off the search for Mehdi on Wednesday evening.

The extensive search involved police helicopters, specialist divers and drones to search the rock caves.

“The police would like to thank the volunteers and emergency services involved for their commitment during the 10-day operation,” the police statement read.

Mehdi’s father, Sayed, promised to continue traveling to Victor Harbor in hopes of getting his son back.

Mehdi Habibi, 17, was filmed by his brother as he walked across large rocks on Granite Island in South Australia before a wave swept him out to sea

Medhi, who only gained permanent residency in Australia last year, dreamed of becoming an electrician

“I have to, what else do I do?” he asked Seven News.

“I don’t like working, I can’t do anything, I just walk back and forth to the area where he was last seen.

“My heart is torn when at the end of the day he’s gone.”

Mehdi’s mother spent several days in hospital due to the stress of her son’s disappearance.

“She feels sometimes better, sometimes worse (emotionally), it’s very difficult for her, she’s a mother,” Mr Habibi said.

Mehdi’s brother, Sahil, recorded on his phone the moment the teenager was hit by a wave while trying to stand on a rock.

“My brother said, ‘take a picture of me,’ so I took a picture of him,” Sahil told Seven News last week.

A few seconds later, Mehdi was dragged into the ocean.

Mehdi Habibi’s family has spent the last 10 days watching the search and praying for a miracle

The teenagers, originally from Afghanistan, came to Australia last year from Pakistan where they were reunited with their father and other relatives.

Medhi The family are refugees who fled Baghlan Province in Afghanistan in 1998 when the country was under Taliban rule.

They lived for a while in Pakistan, where Mehdi was born, but in 2010 they arrived by boat on Christmas Island.

However, it was only last year that the teenagers were granted permission to stay in Australia.

Mehdi was supposed to celebrate his birthday just a week after he disappeared. wanted to study at TAFE to become an electrician and improve his life.

After school, Mehdi helped run the family shop on Prospect Rd in Adelaide, then returned home and did his homework.

The search for missing teenager Mehdi Habibi (pictured) ended on Wednesday evening

The Adelaide Sisters Association charity has launched a fundraiser to support the family.

“The Sisters of Adelaide Society is aware of the suffering, pain and trauma that Mehdis’ father, mother, younger brother and entire family have experienced during this time, as well as the loss of income, as they continue to search for their son daily,” the website reads.

We hope that by raising funds for the family we can provide them with some relief and relieve them of the stress and burden at this incredibly difficult time.

If you are unable to donate, please pray for Mehdi and his family during this extremely difficult and painful time.

The fundraiser raised more than $2,600 in three days.