A search will resume on Thursday morning for a man who is feared to have drowned while swimming with his wife at Wagga in south-western NSW on Wednesday.
The 42-year-old man, from Craigieburn in Melbourne's north, waded into the Murrumbidgee River about 3.30pm.
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Search continues for 14-year-old at Maroubra Beach
A search will also resume on Thursday morning for teen Tui Gallaher, after he disappeared during an evening swim at Sydney's Maroubra Beach with his cousin on Tuesday night. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.
Police said the man and his wife planned to swim slightly south down the river, from "The Rocks" to an area known as "Wagga Beach".
Inspector Phil Malligan told Fairfax Media the man was wearing three-quarter-length denim pants when he entered the water.
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"After only swimming for approximately 20 metres, the weight of the pants has pulled him under the water," Mr Malligan said.
"His wife had a hold of him, but due to the force of the water has lost grip of him and he's gone under.
"In this situation it appears that the weight of the three-quarter pants that he was wearing may have dragged him under."
Mr Malligan said the area of the river where the man went missing has a number of submerged trees from recent flooding, which may have snagged the man as he was carried away.
A search was launched on Wednesday afternoon, involving police, specialist paramedics, the Volunteer Rescue Association and the State Emergency Service, but they found no trace of the man before stopping at 8pm due to poor light.
Divers from the Marine Area Command are expected to search the river on Thursday morning.
Overnight, the man's distraught wife was comforted by friends and family.
Mr Malligan said the pair had travelled from Melbourne to Wagga to visit their family for Christmas.
"This is a stark reminder, as there's been several drownings in the state of NSW in recent days, that swimming in areas that are unpatrolled can be extremely dangerous," Mr Malligan said.
"Police are calling on people to take extreme care when they're swimming unpatrolled areas, particularly rivers, dams and creeks."
Seven people have died from drowning in NSW since Christmas, while the Craigieburn man is one of two missing swimmers.
A search will also resume on Thursday morning for 14-year-old Tui Gallaher, after he disappeared during an evening swim at Sydney's Maroubra Beach with his cousin on Tuesday night.
Those who have died include 60-year-old grandfather Geoffrey Blackadder, who died trying to save his two nieces from a rip at Wooli Beach near Coffs Harbour, and Nepalese student Sujan Adhikari, who drowned after jumping into Wattamolla Lagoon in the Royal National Park on Christmas Day.
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