Horror find in search for missing fisherman who tried to retrieve rod from water at Mulgoa

The body of a man in his 60s has been found after the fisherman went into a river in Sydney on Saturday.

The body of a man who went missing after jumping into a river to retrieve his fishing rod has been found.

Emergency services were called to the Nepean River at Mulgoa, south of Penrith, about 11am Saturday after the man failed to resurface.

Police say the fisherman went into the river to retrieve his fishing rod. Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

In a statement on Sunday, police said the 68-year-old man’s body has been recovered.

Emergency services had been scouring the section of the Nepean River since the alarm was raised on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to the area late Saturday morning. Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Nepean police and the dive unit resumed searches on Sunday morning, and the man’s body was found about 10.40am.

The fisherman had reportedly jumped from a ledge into the river.

The man’s body was found about 24 hours after he went missing. Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

The man was at the watering hole with his partner.

She called triple-0 when he did not return from the water.

The man’s family were seen arriving at the scene, comforting the partner in the hours after he went missing.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.