AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2005
Vic: Search underway for man missing on lake
MELBOURNE, April 7 AAP - A search is under way today for a man who was last seen clinging
to a capsized canoe on a lake in Victoria's south-east.
Police said they held grave fears for the 30-year-old NSW man, who had been canoeing
with two women on Lake Victoria, near Loch Sport.
A police spokeswoman said the canoe capsized around 3.30pm (AEST), but the women managed
to paddle two kilometres to shore using an esky.
The women, who raised the alarm about 6pm, last saw the man clinging to the canoe.
The spokeswoman said State Emergency Service personnel and local and water police had
spent the night searching for the man.
The search would resume at 7am, she said.
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KEYWORD: CANOE
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