Queensland police search for missing man who fled into river inhabited by crocodiles

Multiple aircraft and boats looking for man who was allegedly seeking to evade police when he jumped into Fitzroy River near Rockhampton

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Queensland police were on Friday using aircraft and boats to continue the search for a man who fled officers into a river inhabited by crocodiles near Rockhampton.

The 36-year-old man, from Kawana, allegedly fled police just before 6pm on Thursday night, after officers executed a search warrant at an East Street address.

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