First fatality of NSW floods as man dies after car swept into creek in Sydney's north-west

Authorities searched Cattai Creek in Glenorie for seven hours before finding the man’s car with his body inside

• For some areas hit by NSW flood crisis, it’s the fourth disaster in a year

A man has died after his car became trapped in flood waters in Sydney’s north-west marking the first fatality of this week’s “catastrophic” weather event.

New South Wales police said emergency services were called to Cattai Ridge Road in Glenorie after 6am on Wednesday to reports of a car in trouble. When they arrived the vehicle wasn’t visible so authorities began searching Cattai Creek.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/24/first-fatality-of-nsw-floods-as-man-dies-after-car-swept-into-creek-in-sydneys-north-west