Desperate search for missing swimmer, 20, after he disappeared during New Year’s Eve camping trip with mates who rang in 2021 with a waist-deep paddle in a river
- A young man has gone missing on a New Year’s Eve camping trip in Queensland
- The 20-year-old was with a group of friends who went swimming after midnight
- Police divers and State Emergency Service personnel are now scouring the area
A desperate search is underway for a 20-year-old man who went for a New Year’s Eve dip in a river and vanished.
Police said the young man was swimming in waist-deep water with a group of friends in Gympie, Queensland, overnight to celebrate the New Year.
The group were using vehicle headlights to illuminate the Mary River at the corner of Traveston Crossing Road and Dobson Road near their camping ground at Kybong just after midnight.
A desperate search is underway for a 20-year-old man who went for a New Year’s Eve dip in a river and vanished (stock image)
The group were using vehicle headlights to illuminate the Mary River (pictured) at the corner of Traveston Crossing Road and Dobson Road near their camping ground at Kybong just after midnight
But as they were splashing around the group noticed the man had disappeared.
Now a massive search operation has been launched to locate the man.
‘Three Queensland Fire and Emergency Service swift water rescue crews assisted to try and locate the man without any luck,’ police said.
The search will continue during the day as police divers scour the waterway and State Emergency Service personnel comb through nearby bushland.
The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has also joined the search.
‘He is described as Caucasian with olive skin, is of a medium build, has dark hair and was last seen wearing dark coloured shorts and a short-sleeved shirt,’ police said.
‘Investigators are particularly urging any local property owners to keep an eye out for the man.’
Anyone who may have information about the man’s whereabouts is urged to contact police immediately.
The search will continue during the day as police divers scour the waterway and State Emergency Service personnel comb through nearby bushland (pictured, Queensland police divers are pictured in 2015)
Pictured: The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has also joined the search
‘Three Queensland Fire and Emergency Service swift water rescue crews assisted to try and locate the man without any luck,’ police said
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