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A physique has been present in a lake in Victoria’s alpine area after a person went lacking whereas swimming with mates.
Police imagine the physique is that of the 34-year-old swimmer, who appeared to run into difficulty before disappearing underwater at Lake Eildon, north-east of Melbourne, about 4.30pm on New 12 months’s Day.
Pals raised the alarm after the person didn’t resurface.
Native police and different emergency companies scoured the lake and foreshore into the night earlier than suspending their search in a single day.
The search resumed on Monday after police divers have been referred to as in and the physique was discovered later within the morning.
The police will put together a report for the coroner following the dying.
There have been at the least 22 drownings throughout the nation for the reason that begin of summer season, prompting a warning from life savers for Australians to remain secure.
Sixteen folks drowned over the past New 12 months’s lengthy weekend.
-AAP
