A man has drowned after his kayak capsized in floodwaters as Australia’s east coast is smashed with severe rainfall.
Emergency services rushed to the scene in Abbotsford, on the Parramatta River in Sydney just after 2.45pm on Sunday where they found man struggling to stay afloat.
A member of the public tried desperately to rescue the man before authorities arrived but he succumbed to the rising water.
‘Police are conducting inquiries to identify the man and will prepare a report