Missing elderly man's body in Sydney river

A missing elderly man's body has been discovered by searchers in a Sydney river.

The body of a missing elderly man has been discovered in the Georges River in Sydney's southwest.

Police say the 85-year-old was last seen leaving his Glenfield home on Saturday afternoon to go for a walk and his wife called police when he failed to return.

Searchers found his body in the river about midday on Monday.