Frantic search for young man last seen falling off a boat at popular holiday spot on the Murray River

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A search is underway for a man who fell from a boat at a popular holiday spot on the Murray River and did not resurface.

NSW Police responded to reports that the man, believed to be in his 20s, fell into the water near a boat ramp at Moama about 7.30pm on Tuesday.

Emergency services scoured nearby waters, along the NSW-Victoria border, for hours but no trace of the man was found.

Marine Rescue NSW used a spotlight on the river and its banks as light faded, and had to suspend the operation when it became dark. 

The search resumed at 8am on Wednesday.

An estimated 1.5million people visit the border towns of Echuca and Moama each year, with the two towns on either side of the Murray River functioning as one community.

The area is popular with campers and for water skiing.

Emergency services (pictured) scoured waters along the NSW-Victoria border for hours, but no trace of the man was found

The man, believed to be aged in his 20s, fell into the water near a boat ramp at Moama (pictured) on the NSW-Victoria border about 7.30pm on Tuesday

The man, believed to be aged in his 20s, fell into the water near a boat ramp at Moama (pictured) on the NSW-Victoria border about 7.30pm on Tuesday

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