Search for boy's body missing in river

Police say the search for a six-year-old boy who was swept down the Murray River has turned into a recovery operation after the boy went missing on Saturday afternoon.

The search for the body of the boy, who disappeared on Saturday afternoon, will resume on Monday.

The boy had been swimming with six other children at a campsite on Gunbower Island in Koondrook, Victoria, near the NSW border, when they all started to drift downstream.

Four of the children managed to get themselves out of the water, but the other three began to struggle against the current.

Several adults jumped into the water and plucked two of the children out but couldn't find the six-year-old.