Body found during search for missing fisherman
The body of a man has been found during a search on a lake in the NSW Hunter region for a missing fisherman yesterday.
Police were called about 4pm to Summerland Point, Lake Macquarie, about 130km north of Sydney, following reports an 82-year-old man had not returned from a fishing trip.
Officers, with help from Marine Rescue NSW and Surf Life Saving NSW, arrived and began searching for him after his boat was found abandoned.
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A body was found in the waters at Summerland Point on Lake Macquarie, NSW, during the search for a missing fisherman. ( Photo: SMH/ Kate Geraghty) Nine
A helicopter deployed by searchers helped find a man's body in the water about 7.40pm.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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