Man missing in river had survived treacherous ocean waters

By Ken Grimson
Updated December 27 2014 - 7:51am, first published 7:00am
TRAGIC SCENE: The Murrumbidgee River at Oura where a man has gone missing and is feared drowned. Picture: Les Smith
TRAGIC SCENE: The Murrumbidgee River at Oura where a man has gone missing and is feared drowned. Picture: Les Smith

AN IRANIAN asylum seeker who risked his life crossing the ocean in a people smuggling boat in search of a better life in Australia is missing and feared drowned in a Christmas Day tragedy in the Murrumbidgee River at Oura.

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