Man missing after NSW river swim
AAP
A man is missing after trying to swim across the Murrumbidgee River in central NSW.
A search is underway after friends lost sight of the 19-year-old at 6:45pm (AEDT) on Friday.
Police say the teenager was trying to swim across to an embankment over the other side of the river at Wagga Wagga.
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He entered the water with a 28-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy when he began to struggle.
The 28-year-old man turned back to help but lost sight of him, police say.
He searched the water before returning to the embankment to contact police.
A search involving police, divers, State Emergency Service volunteers and ambulance rescue is underway.
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