A man has died and a young girl is missing after a small boat was found drifting on the Parramatta River in Sydney’s inner west, prompting an urgent search operation involving specialist police resources.
Emergency services were called to Bayview Park on Burwood Road, Concord, just before 11.45am on Saturday following reports that a man’s body had been found in the water. He has not yet been formally identified.
Police were told the man had been seen in a small boat with a child shortly before the discovery was made. The girl, believed to be around six or seven years old, has not yet been located. Officers have established a command post at the scene and launched a search for her, with specialist resources called in to assist.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Burwood police or Crime Stoppers.
