Elderly Man Missing in South Australian Floodwaters

Water levels creeping up at Mannum in the Riverland region of South Australia, Friday, January 6, 2023. Latest forecasting suggests peak water flows on the Murray will reach downstream communities slightly earlier than expected. AAP Image/Tim Dornin

Major searches are underway for an elderly man believed to have gone missing in floodwaters in South Australia’s (SA) deluged Riverland region.

Police were told the man went missing at about 1.30 p.m. on Monday in floodwaters near Casson Ave at Loxton North on the Murray River, south of Berri.