Body found in search for missing swimmer in WA's Kimberley

A body has been found in the search for a missing man in crocodile infested waters in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

Police believe the body is that of the Kununurra man in his 20s, who went missing after disappearing at about 4.45am yesterday morning.

He was swimming with a friend in the Ord River at Ivanhoe Crossing, near Kununurra, and was caught in a current and taken downstream.

The body was found about 5km from Ivanhoe Crossing and a report will be prepared for the coroner.