Moggill: Body discovered after car plunges into Brisbane River

Amy Lee
The Nightly
The body of a man has been discovered after a car plunged into the Brisbane River in the city’s southwest.
The body of a man has been discovered after a car plunged into the Brisbane River in the city’s southwest. Credit: AAP

The body of a man has been discovered after a car plunged into the Brisbane River in the city’s southwest on Monday.

Emergency services were called to a location near Moggill Road around 6.45pm after reports of a blue sedan going into the river.

Following extensive searches along the river by specialist police and other agencies, the vehicle was located around 11.20pm.

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A man in his 60s was found by police divers inside the submerged vehicle just after midnight, Queensland Police confirmed in a statement.

The death is not being considered suspicious. and a report is being prepared for the coroner.

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