Police have recovered a body from floodwaters near Boorowa. Photo: File.
A body has been found by police involved in the search for two men reported missing in floodwaters on the Southern Tablelands.
About 11:15 pm Monday (31 October 2022), emergency services were called to Rugby Road, Bevendale, after a utility with four men on board was swept off a causeway.
Officers from The Hume Police District were told two men were in the cabin and two in the rear tray when the ute was driven onto a flooded causeway at Prestons Creek, 50 km east of Boorowa.
The men in the cabin freed themselves and swam to safety, however the vehicle and the other two men were swept downstream.
Emergency services were alerted and a widespread search began.
The multi-agency search – involving local police, police divers, Police Rescue, PolAIR and the State Emergency Service (SES) – continued all week and, about 2 pm, Thursday 3 November, the body of a man was located by police divers.
The body is yet to be formally identified, and the search is continuing for the second man.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
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