Frantic search for young man last seen falling off a boat at popular holiday spot on the Murray River
A man is being sought after he fell from a boat at a popular holiday spot on the Murray River and failed to resurface.
NSW Police responded to reports that the man, believed to be in his 20s, fell into the water at a boat ramp in Moama about 7.30pm on Tuesday.
Emergency services searched nearby waters, along the NSW-Victoria border, for hours but no trace of the man was found.
Marine Rescue NSW used a spotlight on the river and its banks as the light faded, and had to abandon the operation as darkness fell.
The search resumed at 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
An estimated 1.5 million people visit the border towns of Echuca and Moama each year, with the two towns on either side of the Murray River functioning as one community.
The area is popular with campers and for water skiing.
Emergency services (pictured) searched the waters along the NSW-Victoria border for hours but no trace of the man was found
The man, believed to be in his 20s, fell into the water at a boat ramp in Moama (pictured) on the NSW-Victoria border about 7.30pm on Tuesday.