An urgent search is under way for 39-year-old Patrick Evans, who disappeared after taking a small boat onto the Murray River near the Victoria and New South Wales border.
Mr Evans was last seen at the Pebbly Beach campground near Tocumwal at about 10.30am on Friday. He is believed to have set out on the river to go fishing in a small boat around midday.
When he failed to return and could not be contacted, NSW Police, NSW Maritime, Victoria Police, divers and the State Emergency Service began searching the area.
Police and Mr Evans’s family are gravely concerned for his safety.
Mr Evans is described as Caucasian, about 175cm tall and of thin build, with a brown moustache and medium-length brown-blond hair.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
