Police divers have recovered the body of a 72-year-old man, swept away in flood waters on the Far North Coast earlier this week.
On Wednesday afternoon, emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle trapped in flood water in Leycester Creek on Martin Road, Larnook, near Kyogle.
Witnesses say that the driver escaped the vehicle and hold onto a nearby tree before being swept downstream.
Initial searches for the man by police, the SES and Westpac Rescue Helicopter were unsuccessful.
Further searches led to the discovery of a body shortly after 9am this morning in Leycester Creek, Larnook.
The body is yet to be formally identified, but it’s believed to be that of a 72-year-old man.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
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