Desperate search for young girl after man found dead and boat adrift in Sydney
The child’s mother has been left ’rocked to the core’ as the search continues.
A father has died and a major search is underway for his young daughter after their boat was found empty in Sydney’s inner west.
The body of a man, believed to be in his 40s, was found in the water near Hen and Chicken Bay at Abbotsford about 11.45am on Saturday.
He is yet to be identified.
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The boater then helped police reach the man and retrieve him from the water before returning him to the empty vessel.
Superintendent Christine McDonald said the man, from the Westmead area, had hired the vessel and was onboard with his seven-year-old daughter.
Desperate efforts to find her have been launched, with specialist resources called to the scene to assist.
Police were spotted inspecting a small boat with a sun cover which had been docked at a nearby jetty.
McDonald said the child’s mother, whose only child is missing, was “rocked to the core” after learning of the incident. She praised the courage and quick actions of the boater who raised the alarm. Police are appealing for anyone who was in the Bayview Park area at Concord, on the Parramatta River, or near Hen and Chicken Bay on Saturday to come forward.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact Burwood police or Crime Stoppers.
Originally published as Desperate search for young girl after man found dead and boat adrift in Sydney
