Emergency services frantically search for a man swept into floodwaters at Megan near Dorrigo on NSW coast
A search is underway for a man missing in NSW floodwaters.
The man was inside his 4WD when it was washed off Wild Cattle Creek Bridge off Old Coramba Rd at Megan into fast running water about 2.20pm on Friday.
Megan is approximately 23km northeast of Dorrigo in northern NSW.
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Officers communicated with the man until about 3pm, when he was swept from the tree.
He was last seen going underneath the floodwaters.
Emergency services are now searching for the man, and are waiting for aerial assets.
“Members of the public are reminded to adhere to all safety messaging and not to travel onto flooded roadways,” NSW Police said.
Originally published on 7NEWS
