A man has drowned in a waterhole near Dungog in the Hunter region of NSW.
Police were called at about 3.45pm on Sunday to a swimming hole at Ladies Well at Upper Allyn – about 48km northwest of Dungog – after reports of a swimmer in trouble.
A body was subsequently retrieved from the water and the man is yet to be formally identified.
A crime scene has been established and inquiries continue.
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