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Police search for NQ man who went missing during creek swim

Police and SES crews are searching the banks of a creek in north Queensland after a man disappeared while swimming.

Sep 15, 2022, updated Sep 15, 2022
Police are searching for Selwyn Malayta, missing since swimming in a creek near Ayr. (Image: Supplied)

Police are searching for Selwyn Malayta, missing since swimming in a creek near Ayr. (Image: Supplied)

Selwyn Malayta, 48, was last seen by another man when the pair went for a swim in Plantation Creek, in Ayr, about 1.30am on Wednesday.

The second man returned to the creek bank first and called out to Malayta, but there was no response.

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Police and SES personnel are combing the creek for any sign of the missing man.

They have urged anyone who has seen Malayta to contact police immediately.

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