Police have recovered the body of a man who went missing while swimming in the Georges River in Sydney’s south-west earlier today.
Emergency services were called to the Kentlyn Basin in the Keith Longhurst Reserve, near Campbelltown, about 3.45pm (Sunday 4 February 2024), after a swimmer failed to surface.
A search was initiated involving local police, SES members and officers attached to the Police Dive Unit.
Police divers found the man’s body shortly before 7pm.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
