Police are searching for a man who went missing while swimming in the Murrumbidgee River at Oura Beach on Christmas Day.
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About 4.50pm (Thursday December 25, 2014), two men were swimming in the Murrumbidgee River at Oura Beach, 15km north east of Wagga Wagga, when they got swept down the river.
One man, aged in his mid 20’s, managed to swim to shore. The other man, aged 25, was swept away and has not been seen or heard from since.
Police were contacted and Wagga Local Area Command attended and commenced searching for the man, with the assistance of NSW Volunteer Rescue Associate (VRA).
The man was not located and searching stopped on nightfall.
Police resumed the search at 6am Friday with the assistance of Police Divers and VRA.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page:https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.