Body found in Riverland floodwaters
Police have recovered the body of a man who went missing in the flooding River Murray yesterday.
A flooded road at Loxton. Photo: Kylie Goldsack / InDaily
Police divers found the body just before 8.30am today in floodplains near the River Murray in Loxton North.
The man has been identified as a 78-year-old local. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances with his death.
The man’s disappearance was first reported at around 1.30pm on Monday, prompting a major search involving police, the State Emergency Service and PolAir.
The search continued until last light yesterday and resumed this morning.
Police are preparing a report for the coroner.
It comes nearly a month after another elderly man’s body was found in a lagoon in the small Riverland locality of Taylorville, near the River Murray.
The man, who was discovered on December 11, was identified 10 days later as a 72-year-old man from Waikerie.
