Police divers join search for woman missing in flood north of Sydney

5/8/2025 11:20

Police divers have joined the search for a woman who has been missing since being swept away in floodwaters north of Sydney over the weekend, police said on Tuesday.



An emergency search was launched on Saturday night after the 26-year-old woman was swept away while trying to escape a vehicle that had become stuck in floodwater near the town of Cessnock, 115 km north of Sydney.



Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Tuesday that officers from the diving unit would join the search as it resumed.



A police statement said that the search has continued over the past two days, involving local police, specialist officers from the rescue and bomb disposal unit and marine area command with assistance from the State Emergency Service, Rural Fire Service and rescue services.