Body of a man found in Nepean River

Nepean Police have found the body of a man who drove his car into the Nepean River on Friday. The man is believed to be in his 60s and police will not reveal his identity.

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Nepean Police have found the body of a man who drove his car into the Nepean River on Friday.

After two days of searching, his body was found in the river, 30m away from the boat ramp at Tench Reserve in Jamisontown where he was last seen.

The man is believed to be in his 60s and police will not reveal his identity.

The cause of the incident is also under a cloud, with suicide being the most likely scenario.

Emergency services were called to the Tench Ave Boat Ramp at Jamisontown on the Nepean River for reports of a car in the water. Picture: David Swift.

It is alleged the man was seen by witnesses driving his white Toyota Camry off the boat ramp at around 30km/h into the water of Tench Reserve at 9.44pm on Friday, October 4.

Witnesses told police that they saw the man escape from his vehicle.

Emergency services searched for two days for the missing man. Picture: David Swift.

Police divers conducted a search of the water that night, but were not able to locate the man in the car or the water.

The next day police divers, SES, the dog squad and PolAir conducted a search of the area both on land and in the water, but again the man was not found.

PolAir dropped a “dye bomb” into the water to try and measure the current and determine where his body could be.

“Witnesses said they saw what they believed to be a male person go down with the vehicle but then one minute later they resurfaced, gasping for air, before swimming to the western bank of the river,” NSW Police Nepean Acting Inspector Matthew Shirvington said on Saturday.

“Due to non-existent light they lost sight of him. We are now unable to determine where he is.

“Whether he is in the water or on land, we don’t know. We are taking every precaution.”

Police located the white Toyota Camry at the bottom of the river Friday night and were able to confirm then that it was unoccupied.

Police pulled the vehicle out on Sunday.

A report is being prepared for the coroner.

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