Police search Georges River in Sydney after man calls for help then disappears

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Police search Georges River in Sydney after man calls for help then disappears

Police are searching a waterway on Sydney’s urban boundary after a man crying for help in the darkness apparently disappeared.

Police on boats and in a helicopter scoured the area, while an unoccupied boat and car have been found at the scene.

Camera IconPolice found an unoccupied boat and sedan at the scene. NewsWire / Justin Lloyd. Credit: News Corp Australia

Emergency services were called to Carinya Road at Picnic Point in Sydney’s southwest about 11pm on Saturday.

People nearby had heard a man calling for help from the Georges River, police said in a statement on Sunday morning.

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconDivers and a police helicopter were involved in the search. NewsWire / Justin Lloyd. Credit: News Corp Australia

Bankstown police searched the area along with the police helicopter and Marine Area Command.

“An unoccupied boat and ****** sedan were located in the vicinity a short time later,” police say in the statement.

Police divers appear to be focusing around a roughly-10-metre closed cabin vessel named “Dee Too”.

“Dee Too” has a white tender dinghy tied to it.

Authorities have urged anyone with information or who saw a ****** Mercedes sedan in the area to contact police.

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