Worker killed after canoe capsizes on farm dam near Oberon

SafeWork NSW is conducting an investigation after a man died while performing work on a dam in the state’s Central West region.

Police indicated that two men were in a canoe on a dam at a farm in Clover Hills on Tuesday morning when it flipped over.

Emergency crews arrived at the scene at 7.30am and initiated a search for the two individuals.

Police reported that a man, thought to be in his 30s, made his way to the shore by swimming.

At about 9:15 AM, the search team located the body of the 29-year-old who had been reported missing in the water.

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