Major searches are underway for an elderly man believed to have gone missing in floodwaters in South Australia’s (SA) deluged Riverland region.
Police were told the man went missing at about 1.30 p.m. on Monday in floodwaters near Casson Ave at Loxton North on the Murray River, south of Berri.
“The search is expected to continue until last light and will resume tomorrow morning,” SA Police said.
South Australian State Emergency Service crews are assisting police in the search along with interstate resources; an SES spokesman told AAP.
Peak flows have also reached Mannum, east of Adelaide, closing a major ferry crossing on Monday, with river heights expected to continue into the Lower Lakes by the end of the week….