Worrying find after man vanishes in river
Police are searching a waterway on Sydney’s urban boundary after a man crying for help in the darkness apparently disappeared.
Police on boats and in a helicopter scoured the area, while an unoccupied boat and car have been found at the scene.
Emergency services were called to Carinya Road at Picnic Point in Sydney’s southwest about 11pm on Saturday.
People nearby had heard a man calling for help from the Georges River, police said in a statement on Sunday morning.
Bankstown police searched the area along with the police helicopter and Marine Area Command.
“An unoccupied boat and black sedan were located in the vicinity a short time later,” police say in the statement.
Police divers appear to be focusing around a roughly-10-metre closed cabin vessel named “Dee Too”.
“Dee Too” has a white tender dinghy tied to it.
Authorities have urged anyone with information or who saw a black Mercedes sedan in the area to contact police.
