Man found dead in NSW flood waters as anxious communities in two states watch Murray River rise

Discovery of body near Hillston comes after a 65-year-old man was found dead in flood-hit Victoria

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A man has been found dead in flood waters in western New South Wales, just hours after the death toll from the ongoing disaster in Victoria rose to two.

The 63-year-old man was reported missing from a property at Hillston, in the NSW Riverina region, last week.

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