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by By Andrew Pearson | July 29, 2014

A HEARTBREAKING wait by the banks of the Murrumbidgee River ended yesterday with the recovery of missing swimmer Chris Sahn. 

Chris, 19, was found partially submerged in the water about 9.30am, a short distance from where he was last seen on Friday night.

Although his body is yet to be formally identified, Wagga police superintendent Bob Noble said the discovery was "consistent" with that of the missing swimmer. 

"The information I've got is (the body) was submerged, floating on the surface of the water," superintendent Noble said. 

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TRAGIC FIND: Police, SES volunteers and funeral home staff transfer the body of 19-year-old Chris Sahn from a rescue boat yesterday. Picture: Andrew Pearson


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