NSW Police report that the body of a man has been recovered from a property at Coaldale.
Officers attached to Coffs/Clarence Police District were contacted at about 8.30pm yesterday (Thursday, 24 March), after reports a 72-year-old man went missing after attempting to cross a flooded roadway on foot near Coaldale Road, Coaldale, about 35km north of Grafton.
A search involving local police located the body of a man about 9.15pm a short distance away in a gully.
While he is yet to be formally identified, it is believed to be that of the missing man.
Inquiries are continuing.
A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.