Get the appA body has been found in the Murray River near Tocumwal, NSW, during a search for a missing 39-year-old man. The man was last seen at Pebbly Beach campground in Victoria on 16 October. Police believe the body is likely that of the man, who was reported missing after going fishing. Formal identification is yet to be completed, and a report will be prepared for the NSW Coroner.
A body has been found on the Murray River, adjacent to Tocumwal National Park, that police believe is that of Patrick Evans, 39. NSW Police said the body was located on October 20. It has not yet been formally identified. Evans was reported missing on October 16 after he was last seen at Pebbly Beach campground, and police believe he went fishing in a small boat. Police divers, SES and NSW Maritime had joined the search. The cause of death has not been revealed, and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner Vince Kirby has won a second legal challenge against a cultural heritage approval for floodplain engineering works at Vinifera on the Murray River in Victoria. The Victorian government conceded that Traditional Owners were not properly consulted and that the approval was made in error. The Supreme Court ordered the approval set aside, so the project cannot proceed under its current management plan. It follows a similar concession over the Nyah project in July. Environmental Justice Australia lawyer Mera Sivanesan said the government had got two cultural heritage approvals wrong in three months.
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Get the appPolice are searching the Murray River near Tocumwal for Patrick Evans, 39, who has been missing since Friday afternoon. A witness heard cries for help and found a small boat circling on the water with no one aboard. Evans was last seen at Pebbly Beach campground on the Victorian side of the river before he went fishing. Volunteer and emergency crews, air support, drone teams and police divers are assisting. Police have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
A search is underway for a 39-year-old man who has not been seen since Friday morning, when he was last spotted at Pebbly Beach campground near Tocumwal. He is thought to have set off in a small boat on the Murray River, which forms the Victoria and New South Wales border, around midday to go fishing. After he failed to return and could not be reached, police, marine authorities, divers and the State Emergency Service mounted an urgent response. Police and his family are deeply worried about his wellbeing.