Second body found in northern NSW floods

A woman has been found dead in the NSW Hunter region after her and her husband's car was swept away.

A 64-year-old woman has died after the car she was in was swept away in the NSW Hunter region.

The woman is believed to be the second victim of severe flooding in NSW.

On Friday morning, police said they held concerns for the woman after her and her husband's car was swept off a causeway at Gungal, west of Muswellbrook.

A police spokeswoman told AAP on Friday night that the car has been found along with the woman's body.

Another woman's body was found on Friday morning after she disappeared in floodwaters at a rural property in northern NSW.

The woman disappeared overnight at the Upper Burringbar property and was found the next day by a family member.

A police spokeswoman said other people at the property weren't injured, and it was still unclear how the woman died.

"It took police a few hours to reach the property due to flooding," the spokeswoman told AAP.

Meanwhile, police don't believe that a man who collapsed and died at his Murwillumbah home in northern NSW had entered flood waters.

The 46-year-old was with his partner and adult children when he collapsed about 2am on Friday, and was unable to be revived.

A post-mortem will be held to find out the cause of the man's death.


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