Overview
- Emergency services were called to Bayview Park in Concord after witnesses reported a man’s body in the water and a small boat seen drifting on Saturday, June 13.
- Officers were told the man had been seen in a small boat with a girl about six or seven years old before his body was discovered at the park’s dock.
- A police command post has been established at the scene and specialist search resources have been deployed to search the Parramatta River and nearby areas for the missing child.
- The man has not yet been formally identified and investigators say the situation remains an active inquiry into how he died and where the girl is.
- Authorities ask anyone with information to contact Burwood Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 and warn the public that searches are ongoing and subject to change as new leads emerge.