US EditionFather, son missing in river crash as flood threat builds in Australia
Emergency services conducted a large-scale search after a vehicle entered the Macdonald River, with heavy rainfall contributing to hazardous conditions, authorities said.
- A car carrying a father and his two sons crashed into the Macdonald River near St Albans on Wednesday night, leading to a search for two missing men.
- The crash occurred amid persistent heavy rain and flooding across New South Wales, with Sydney experiencing four to five times its average monthly rainfall this August.
- One son, aged 24, escaped the vehicle and was assessed by paramedics without further treatment, while emergency services, including SES and NSW Rural Fire Service, conducted multi-agency search efforts.
- Police divers located the vehicle in the Macdonald River on Thursday morning and subsequently found two bodies believed to be the father and another son around 11:20 a.m.
- Authorities urged residents to avoid floodwaters and stay informed as heavy rain and flooding risks continue, and emergency services managed nearly 700 calls for assistance in the past 24 hours.
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