Searching for boy missing in Murray River is set to continue on third day - The Age

The search for a six-year-old boy swept down the Murray River will continue for the third day in Monday, as police all but gave up hope of finding the child alive.

On Saturday afternoon, the six-year-old boy was swimming in the river at a campsite in Gunbower Island Reserve near Koondrook with two families, both from Bendigo.

Chief Inspector Michael Tranby said the boy had been swimming with six other children when they started to drift downstream.

Four of the children managed to swim to the river bank, but three others struggled against the strong currents.

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