Body of woman missing in Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga
A body has been found by police divers in the search of a missing woman last seen entering the Murrumbidgee River.
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A body, believed to be that of a missing woman last seen entering the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga, has been found by police divers.
The body was located about 1.20pm today near the area where the woman was last seen almost 24 hours earlier.
Emergency services rushed to the popular tributary about 2.30pm on Thursday after they received reports a woman had entered the water and not resurfaced.
While the body is yet to be formally identified, it is believed to be the 39-year-old woman.
A multi-agency search of the river involved officers from Riverina Police District, NSW Ambulance and Fire and Rescue NSW.
Officers from Riverina Police District will prepare a report for the information of the coroner.
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