Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Body pulled from the Yarra River


A man's body has been pulled from the Yarra River by police after he was spotted struggling to swim. Witnesses called triple zero shortly after 5pm when they saw a man in his 30's struggling, 200ms south of Collingwood Farm in Abbotsford.

Police say the man was pulled from the water around 5.50pm by the search and rescue team after an aerial search had spotted the body. 

It is believed the man drowned but police will investigate what led to this tragedy. 

The identity of the man is unknown. 

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